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Acta Pediatr Mex 2016; 37 (5)

Waist/height, a useful tool to detect cardiovascular and metabolic risk in children

Padrón-Martínez MM, Perea-Martínez A, López-Navarrete GE

Language: Spanish
References: 11
Page: 297-301
PDF size: 473.60 Kb.


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