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Horm Metab Res 2006; 38(7): 469-470
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-948135
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-948135
Original
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York
Obesity and Hypertension as Two Anthropometric Predictors for Metabolic Syndrome
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Publikationsverlauf
Received 8 February 2006
Accepted after revision 10 April 2006
Publikationsdatum:
24. August 2006 (online)
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Key words
Waist-to-hip rate - waist circumference - body mass index - blood pressure - insulin resistance
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