Adipokine Profiling in Adult Women With Central Obesity and Hypertension
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1 Department of Health Technology and Informatics, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 2 School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, 3 School of Nursing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 4 Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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