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          Indices of abdominal obesity are better discriminators of cardiovascular risk factors than BMI: a meta-analysis

          Authors
          Huxley Rachel
          Woodward Mark
          Lee C.
          Wildman R.
          Type of Publication
          Journal Article
          Year of Publication
          2008
          Journal
          Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
          Language
          Eng
          Volume
          61
          Number of Pages
          646-53.
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