Abdominal Adiposity in Six Populations of West African Descent: Prevalence and Population Attributable Fraction of Hypertension
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- 6 September 1999
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Obesity Research
- Vol. 7 (5), 453-462
- https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1550-8528.1999.tb00433.x
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