Relationship between waist circumference, visceral fat and metabolic syndrome in a Congolese community: further research is still to be undertaken.

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Published in Pan Afr Med J on January 14, 2013

Authors

Philippe Bianga Katchunga1, Michel Hermans, Bertrand Akonkwa Bamuleke, Patrick Cimusa Katoto, Jeff Maotela Kabinda

Author Affiliations

1: Département de Médecine Interne de l'hôpital Provincial Général de Référence de Bukavu, Faculté de Médecine de l'Université Catholique de Bukavu, RDC.

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