A comparison of the predictive power of anthropometric indices for hypertension and hypotension risk.

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Published in PLoS One on January 23, 2014

Authors

Bum Ju Lee1, Jong Yeol Kim1

Author Affiliations

1: Medical Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Yuseong-gu, Deajeon, Republic of Korea.

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