WC is better than BMI as a predictor of diabetes and pre diabetes in Hindu priests of India
Background & Objective: Over a period of time great emphasis has been made to prevent diabetes and its complications, and BMI have evolved into a reliable indicator for predicting the incidence of diabetes mellitus. But for a common man BMI is difficult to understand and calculate and there is a...
Main Author: | Booloo Sharma |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara
2014-07-01
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Series: | Asian Journal of Medical Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/AJMS/article/view/10097 |
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