Waist circumference and obesity-related abnormalities in French and Cameroonian adults: the role of urbanization and ethnicity.

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Published in Int J Obes (Lond) on January 12, 2010

Authors

L Fezeu1, B Balkau, E Sobngwi, A-P Kengne, S Vol, P Ducimetiere, J-C Mbanya

Author Affiliations

1: INSERM U780-IFR69, Epidemiological and Biostatistical Research, Villejuif, France. leopold.fezeu@inserm.fr

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