The Evaluation of Waist Circumference and Waist-Hip Ratio as Predictors of Hypertension in Children
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2456-8899
DOI: 10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i1630633