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. 1996 Aug 31;313(7056):559–560. doi: 10.1136/bmj.313.7056.559d

Ratio of waist circumference to height is strong predictor of intra-abdominal fat.

M Ashwell, T J Cole, A K Dixon

PMCID: PMC2351911 PMID: 8790002

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