Revisions of cutoffs of body mass index to define overweight and obesity are needed for the Asian-ethnic groups

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Misra, A [1 ]
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[1] All India Inst Med Sci, Dept Med, New Delhi 110029, India
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10.1038/sj.ijo.0802412
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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