Abdominal Obesity Index as an Alternative Central Obesity Measurement During a Physical Examination
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Healthy Eating Index and abdominal obesity.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Open Nutrition Journal
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1874-2882
DOI: 10.2174/1874288201812010021