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Waist Circumference and Body Mass Index as Predictors of Health Care Costs
BACKGROUND: In the present study we analyze the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) and future health care costs. On the basis of the relation between these anthropometric measures and mortality, we hypothesized that for all levels of BMI increased WC implies adde...
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| Formato: | Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2008
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2440800/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18612430 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0002619 |