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Different Waist Circumferences, Different Metabolic Risks in Koreans
Nam Seok Joo, Bom Taeck Kim, Sat Byul Park, Mi Hee Kong, Tae Young Lee and Kwang Min Kim
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine May 2007, 20 (3) 258-265; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2007.03.060064
Nam Seok Joo
Bom Taeck Kim
Sat Byul Park
Mi Hee Kong
Tae Young Lee

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Different Waist Circumferences, Different Metabolic Risks in Koreans
Nam Seok Joo, Bom Taeck Kim, Sat Byul Park, Mi Hee Kong, Tae Young Lee, Kwang Min Kim
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine May 2007, 20 (3) 258-265; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2007.03.060064
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