Contribution of visceral fat accumulation to carotid intima-media thickness in a Chinese population.

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Published in Int J Obes (Lond) on November 29, 2011

Authors

Y Wang1, X Ma, M Zhou, W Zong, L Zhang, Y Hao, J Zhu, Y Xiao, D Li, Y Bao, W Jia

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, China.

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