Predicting cardiometabolic risk: waist-to-height ratio or BMI. A meta-analysis
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Predicting cardiometabolic risk: waist-to-height ratio or BMI. A meta-analysis
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عنوان ژورنال: Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1178-7007
DOI: 10.2147/dmso.s34220