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Comment
. 2010 Aug;39(4):1045-7.
doi: 10.1093/ije/dyq081. Epub 2010 May 20.

Commentary: optimal body mass index cut points

Xiaoli Chen  1 , Youfa Wang
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Comment

Commentary: optimal body mass index cut points

Xiaoli Chen et al. Int J Epidemiol. 2010 Aug.
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  • A prospective study of body mass index and mortality in Bangladesh.
    Pierce BL, Kalra T, Argos M, Parvez F, Chen Y, Islam T, Ahmed A, Hasan R, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Graziano J, Rathouz PJ, Ahsan H. Pierce BL, et al. Int J Epidemiol. 2010 Aug;39(4):1037-45. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyp364. Epub 2009 Dec 23. Int J Epidemiol. 2010. PMID: 20032266 Free PMC article.

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