Body fat percentage, BMI and skinfold thickness among medical students in Sabah, Malaysia
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عنوان ژورنال: South East Asia Journal of Public Health
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2313-531X,2220-9476
DOI: 10.3329/seajph.v4i1.21838