Waist circumference reference values for screening cardiovascular risk factors in chinese children and adolescents

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-31

  Ma, Guan Sheng ^a   Ji, Cheng Y E ^b   Ma, Jun ^b   Mi, Jie ^c   Sung, Rita Y T ^d   Xiong, Feng ^e   Yan, Wh Li ^f   Hu, Xiao Q I ^a   Li, Yan Ping ^a   Du, Song Ming ^a   Fang, Hong Yun ^a   Jiang, Jing Xiong ^a  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^c CAPITAL INSTITUTE OF PEDIATRICS   (China)

^d CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f XINJIANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease risk factor; China; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952177714     PISSN: 08953988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-3988(10)60027-X     Document Type: Article

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