Body Mass Index: An Illogical Correlate of Obesity
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Body mass index: an illogical correlate of obesity.
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عنوان ژورنال: Anesthesiology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0003-3022
DOI: 10.1097/aln.0b013e3181b56cb8