Waist-to-height ratio is the best predictor of cardiovascular disease risk factors in Japanese schoolchildren.

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Published in J Atheroscler Thromb on January 01, 2002

Authors

Mitsuhiko Hara1, Emiko Saitou, Fujihiko Iwata, Tomoo Okada, Kensuke Harada

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pediatrics Tokyo Metropolitan Hiroo General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. mi-hara@mb.kcom.ne.jp

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