Malaysia Shape of the Nation (MySoN): a primary care based study of abdominal obesity in Malaysia.

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Published in Med J Malaysia on June 01, 2010

Authors

M Zaki1, Z Robaayah, S P Chan, M Vadivale, T O Lim

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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