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Waist-to-hip ratio but not body mass index predicts liver cirrhosis in women

Andreas SchultDepartment of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Correspondence[email protected]
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Kirsten MehligSection for Epidemiology and Social Medicine (EPSO), Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; View further author information
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Cecilia BjörkelundDepartment of Primary Health Care, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; View further author information
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Sven WallerstedtDepartment of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; View further author information
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Jerzy KaczynskiDepartment of Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital Östra, Gothenburg, SwedenView further author information
Pages 212-217 | Received 08 Nov 2017, Accepted 14 Dec 2017, Published online: 25 Dec 2017

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