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Neck Circumference: Independent Predictor for Overweight and Obesity in Adult Population
BACKGROUND: Neck circumference (NC) measurement, an index of upper body fat (BF) distribution, seems promising as a community-based screening measure for overweight and obesity in want of evidence on its validity as a screener. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine the validity of...
Autores principales: | Verma, Madhur, Rajput, Meena, Sahoo, Soumya Swaroop, Kaur, Navjot |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5682719/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29184320 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_196_16 |
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