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. 2003 May-Jun;23(3):161-9.

doi: 10.1097/00008483-200305000-00001.

Waist circumference, visceral obesity, and cardiovascular risk

Paul Poirier¹, Jean-Pierre Després

Affiliations

PMID: 12782898
DOI: 10.1097/00008483-200305000-00001

Review

Waist circumference, visceral obesity, and cardiovascular risk

Paul Poirier et al. J Cardiopulm Rehabil. 2003 May-Jun.

. 2003 May-Jun;23(3):161-9.

doi: 10.1097/00008483-200305000-00001.

Authors

Paul Poirier¹, Jean-Pierre Després

Affiliation

¹ Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie, Hopital Laval, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada.

PMID: 12782898
DOI: 10.1097/00008483-200305000-00001

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