Performance of body mass index in predicting diabetes and hypertension in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

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Published in Ann Saudi Med on October 22, 2009

Authors

Ali M Almajwal1, Nadira A Al-Baghli, Marijka J Batterham, Peter G Williams, Khalid A Al-Turki, Aqeel J Al-Ghamdi

Author Affiliations

1: School of Health Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia. aalmejwal@hotmail.com

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