Evaluation of indices of obesity in men: Descriptive study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 316, Issue 7142, 1998, Pages 1428-1429

  Pounder, Derrick ^a   Carson, David ^a   Davison, Michael ^a   Orihara, Yoshiyuki ^a  

^a Dundee Royal Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

EID: 0032499442     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.316.7142.1428     Document Type: Article

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