WHO reassesses appropriate body-mass index for Asian populations
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WHO reassesses appropriate body-mass index for Asian populations
Comment in
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Appropriate body-mass index for Asians.Lancet. 2003 Jan 4;361(9351):85. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(03)12150-2. Lancet. 2003. PMID: 12517508 No abstract available.
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