Cut off values of waist circumference and associated cardiovascular risk in Egyptians.

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Published in BMC Cardiovasc Disord on August 16, 2011

Authors

M Mohsen Ibrahim1, Ahmed A Elamragy, Hanan Girgis, Mona A Nour

Author Affiliations

1: Cardiology Department, Cairo University Faculty of Medicine, Kasr Al-Aini St, Cairo 11562, Egypt. ehs@link.net

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