Neck circumference as an anthropometric measure of obesity in diabetics

North American Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 28-31

  Aswathappa, Jagadamba ^a   Garg, Sumit ^a   Kutty, Karthiyanee ^a   Shankar, Vinutha ^a  

^a SRI DEVARAJ URS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Neck circumference; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; HIP CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NECK CIRCUMFERENCE; OBESITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

EID: 84872844636     PISSN: 22501541     EISSN: 19472714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1947-2714.106188     Document Type: Article

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