Appropriate body-mass index for Asian populations and its implications for policy and intervention strategies

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OverweightBody mass indexObesityMedicinePopulationDemographyClassification of obesityPublic healthGerontologyCut-pointEnvironmental healthStatisticsEndocrinologyPathologyMathematicsFat mass

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Year: 2004
Type: review
Volume: 363
Issue: 9403
Pages: 157-163
Citations: 12142
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                                    Who Expert Consultation
                                
                            (2004). 
                            Appropriate body-mass index for Asian populations and its implications for policy and intervention strategies. 
                            The Lancet
                            , 363
                            (9403)
                            , 157-163.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(03)15268-3

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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(03)15268-3