Intra-abdominal adiposity, abdominal obesity, and cardiometabolic risk
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Sonographically Assessed Intra-Abdominal Fat And Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Adolescents with Extreme Obesity
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عنوان ژورنال: European Heart Journal Supplements
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1554-2815,1520-1554
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/sum042