Waist measure and waist-to-hip ratio and identification of clinical conditions of cardiovascular risk: Multicentric study in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients;Medida da cintura e razão cintura/quadril e identificaçã o de situações de risco cardiovascular: Estudo multicêntrico em pacientes com diabetes melito tipo 2

Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia e Metabologia

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 443-449

  Picon, Paula Xavier ^a   Leitão, Cristiane Bauerman ^a   Gerchman, Fernando ^a   De Azevedo, Mirela Jobim ^a   Silveiro, Sandra Pinho ^a   Gross, Jorge Luiz ^a   Canani, Luís Henrique ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Abdominal obesity; Type 2 diabetes mellitus; Waist circumference; Waist to hip ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250203946     PISSN: 00042730     EISSN: 16779487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27302007000300013     Document Type: Article

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