Deriving an optimal threshold of waist circumference for detecting cardiometabolic risk in sub-Saharan Africa
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Deriving an optimal threshold of waist circumference for detecting cardiometabolic risk in sub-Saharan Africa
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY
Volume 42, Issue 3, Pages 487-494
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Springer Nature
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2017-10-31
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10.1038/ijo.2017.240
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