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Clinical Features - Perspective

The single use of body mass index for the obesity paradox is misleading and should be used in conjunction with other obesity indices

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Pages 96-102 | Received 09 Oct 2018, Accepted 08 Jan 2019, Published online: 06 Feb 2019

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