BMI and waist circumference; cross-sectional and prospective associations with blood pressure and cholesterol in 12-year-olds.

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Published in PLoS One on December 14, 2012

Authors

Marga B M Bekkers1, Bert Brunekreef, Gerard H Koppelman, Marjan Kerkhof, Johan C de Jongste, Henriëtte A Smit, Alet H Wijga

Author Affiliations

1: Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands. marga.bekkers@rivm.nl

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