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Utility of waist circumference percentile for risk evaluation in obese children

Reda Bassali Georgia Prevention Institute, Pediatrics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, United StatesCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jennifer L. Waller Department of Biostatistics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, United States
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Barbara Gower Clinical Nutrition Research Center, University of Alabama, Birmingham, United States
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Jerry Allison Radiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, United States
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Catherine L. Davis Georgia Prevention Institute, Pediatrics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, United States
Pages 97-101 | Received 15 Dec 2008, Accepted 10 Jun 2009, Published online: 18 Jan 2010

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