Waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio in Turkish adults: interrelation with other risk factors and association with cardiovascular disease
- 1 July 1999
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in International Journal of Cardiology
- Vol. 70 (1), 43-50
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0167-5273(99)00049-2
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