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Editorial
. 2006 Jul;92(7):865-6.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.080945.

A cardiologist's guide to waist management

A Merchant, S Yusuf, A M Sharma
Editorial

A cardiologist's guide to waist management

A Merchant et al. Heart. 2006 Jul.

Abstract

Clinical management of obesity remains a challenge.

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