Waist worries

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 699-700

  Lean, Michael J ^a   Han, Thang S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0036784077     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/76.4.699     Document Type: Editorial

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