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. 2014 Sep 17;312(11):1151-3.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.8362.

Trends in mean waist circumference and abdominal obesity among US adults, 1999-2012

Earl S Ford  1 , Leah M Maynard  1 , Chaoyang Li  1
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Trends in mean waist circumference and abdominal obesity among US adults, 1999-2012

Earl S Ford et al. JAMA. .
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