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The waist-hip ratio: a flawed index

The waist-hip ratio: a flawed index

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The waist-hip ratio: a flawed index

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The waist-hip ratio: a flawed index

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England: Taylor & Francis Group

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Annals of human biology, 2020-12, Vol.47 (7-8), p.629-631

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English

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England: Taylor & Francis Group

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The waist-hip ratio, namely waist circumference (WC) divided by hip circumference (HC), has been referred to in thousands of articles, generally as a correlate and predictor either of health conditions such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes, or of amounts of visceral and subcutaneous abdominal fat. It has been argued that combining WC and HC a...

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The waist-hip ratio: a flawed index

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_365d5bf03e6144d6adbc27f38c362dc9

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_365d5bf03e6144d6adbc27f38c362dc9

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0301-4460,1464-5033

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1464-5033

DOI

10.1080/03014460.2020.1820079

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