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Is Neck Circumference an Indicator for Metabolic Complication of Childhood Obesity?

BACKGROUND: The possible role of neck circumference (NC) for screening childhood obesity and its complication is not well characterized. AIM: To assess NC and to explore its increase as risk factor with metabolic syndrome (MS) variables. METHODS: Cross sectional case-control study included 50 obese...

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Autores principales: Hassan, Nayera E., Atef, Abeer, El-Masry, Sahar A., Ibrahim, Amany, Al-Tohamy, Muhammad, Rasheed, Enas Abdel, Elashry, Galal Ismail Ahmed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Institute of Immunobiology and Human Genetics 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4877784/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27275192
http://dx.doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2015.012