Adiposity indices and their relationship with some risk factors of coronary heart disease in middle-aged Cambridge men and women

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 239-248

  Yasmin, ^a   Mascie Taylor, C G N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034063476     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/030144600282127     Document Type: Article

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