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Appropriate Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference Cutoff for Overweight and Central Obesity among Adults in Cambodia
BACKGROUND: Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) are used in risk assessment for the development of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) worldwide. Within a Cambodian population, this study aimed to identify an appropriate BMI and WC cutoff to capture those individuals that are overweight...
Autores principales: | An, Yom, Yi, Siyan, Fitzpatrick, Annette, Gupta, Vinay, Prak, Piseth Raingsey, Oum, Sophal, LoGerfo, James P. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3804585/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24205019 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0077897 |
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