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No use for waist-for-height ratio in addition to body mass index to identify children with elevated blood pressure

Arnaud ChioleroIUMSP, Lausanne University Hospital, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Gilles ParadisDepartment of Epidemiology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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Katerina MaximovaSchool of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Michel BurnierDepartment of Nephrology and Hypertension Consultation, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Pascal BovetIUMSP, Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland
Pages 17-20 | Received 21 Dec 2011, Accepted 21 May 2012, Published online: 23 Jul 2012

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