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Comment
. 2021 Sep 16:12:750613.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.750613. eCollection 2021.

Commentary: Anthropometric Indicators as a Tool for Diagnosis of Obesity and Other Health Risk Factors: A Literature Review

Hanen Samouda  1
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Commentary: Anthropometric Indicators as a Tool for Diagnosis of Obesity and Other Health Risk Factors: A Literature Review

Hanen Samouda. Front Psychol. .
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Keywords: CT-scan; DEXA; MRI; anthropometry; obesity; overweight; visceral fat; waist circumference.

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