Waist circumference action levels in the identification of cardiovascular risk factors: prevalence study in a random sample

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• Publication year

  1995

• Venue

  British medical journal

• Publication date

  1995-11-25

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1136/bmj.311.7017.1401PMID 8520275PMCID PMC2544423
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