What is the optimal body mass index for Chinese people?

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 183, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 645-646

  Zhu, Shankuan ^a   Ma, Xiaoguang ^b   Tang, Jin Ling ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METABOLIC DISORDER; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NOTE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; UNDERWEIGHT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 79953776696     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.110142     Document Type: Note

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