The dangers of categorizing body mass index

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作者
Hamilton, Cody
Filardo, Giovanni
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[1] Baylor Hlth Care Syst, Dallas, TX 75246 USA
[2] Inst Hlth Care Res & Improvement, Dallas, TX USA
[3] So Methodist Univ, Dept Stat Sci, Dallas, TX 75275 USA
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10.1093/eurheartj/ehl330
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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页码:2903 / 2904
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