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. 1996 Dec 7;313(7070):1487. doi: 10.1136/bmj.313.7070.1487

Ratio of waist circumference to height is better predictor of death than body mass index.

B D Cox, M Whichelow

PMCID: PMC2352984 PMID: 8973270

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Selected References

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