Manifestation of cardiovascular risk factors at low levels of body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio in Singaporean Chinese

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 177-183

  Deurenberg, Paul ^a  

^a Institute of Health   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Cardiovascular disease; Chinese; Obesity; Risk factors; Singapore; Waist to hip ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 24044486585     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-6047.1999.00091.x     Document Type: Article

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