Measurement site for waist circumference affects its accuracy as an index of visceral and abdominal subcutaneous fat in a Caucasian population.

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• Publication year

  2010

• Venue

  Journal of NutriLife

• Publication date

  2010-05-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.3945/jn.109.118737PMID 20335625
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