Body mass index, waist circumference, waist-hip ratio, and glucose intolerance in Chinese and Europid adults in Newcastle, UK.

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Published in J Epidemiol Community Health on April 01, 1997

Authors

N Unwin1, J Harland, M White, R Bhopal, P Winocour, P Stephenson, W Watson, C Turner, K G Alberti

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1: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Newcastle.

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