Appropriate cut-off values of waist circumference to predict cardiovascular outcomes: 7-year follow-up in an Iranian population.

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Published in Intern Med on January 15, 2012

Authors

Mohammad Talaei1, G Neil Thomas, Tom Marshall, Masoumeh Sadeghi, Rokhsareh Iranipour, Shahram Oveisgharan, Nizal Sarrafzadegan

Author Affiliations

1: Public Health, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of Birmingham, UK. talaei@crc.mui.ac.ir

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