Waist circumference versus body mass index in risk prediction of coronary heart disease: comparing apples and oranges
- 1 June 2004
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Internal Medicine
- Vol. 255 (6) , 690-691
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2796.2004.01329.x
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