Waist to Hip Ratio and Intelligent Quotient; Any Association in a Sample of Nigerian Female Population?
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عنوان ژورنال: Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2582-3248
DOI: 10.9734/ajarr/2020/v14i330333