New international measuring stick for defining obesity in non-Europeans

被引:15
作者
Samaha, Frederick F.
机构
[1] Univ Penn, Philadelphia VA Med Ctr, Dept Med, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
[2] Univ Penn, Div Cardiovasc Med, Dept Med, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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editorials; diabetes mellitus; epidemiology; myocardial infarction; obesity;
D O I
10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.696260
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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页码:2089 / 2090
页数:2
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