Waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio are better predictors of cardiovascular disease risk factors in children than body mass index
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- 17 November 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in International Journal of Obesity
- Vol. 24 (11) , 1453-1458
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijo.0801401
Abstract
International Journal of Obesity is a monthly, multi-disciplinary forum for papers describing basic, clinical and applied studies in biochemistry, genetics and nutrition, together with molecular, metabolic, psychological and epidemiological aspects of obesity and related disordersKeywords
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