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Neck Circumference as a Marker of Overweight and Obesity and Cutoff Values for Bangladeshi Adults
OBJECTIVE: There are several methods of assessing overweight and obesity. Several studies conducted in different populations indicate that neck circumference (NC) can be used as a simple measure of overweight and obesity. This study was conducted to evaluate NC as a marker of overweight and obesity...
Autores principales: | Qureshi, Nazmul Kabir, Hossain, Tanjina, Hassan, Mohammed Imrul, Akter, Nazma, Rahman, Md Mubinur, Sultana, Moushumi Moriam, Ashrafuzzaman, S. M., Latif, Zafar Ahmed |
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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/PMC5729663/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29285438 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijem.IJEM_196_17 |
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