Conicity Index and Waist-to-Hip Ratio Are Superior Obesity Indices in Predicting 10-Year Cardiovascular Risk Among Men and Women
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Cardiology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0160-9289
DOI: 10.1002/clc.22437