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Simple index for screening overweight and obesity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2007

S Pruenglampoo ,
B Pruenglampoo ,
C Kingkeow  and
A Mangklabruks
S Pruenglampoo
Affiliation:
Research Institute for Health SciencesPO Box 80 CMUChiang Mai UniversityChiang MaiThailand 50202 Email: rhosprng@chiangmai.ac.th
B Pruenglampoo
Affiliation:
Research Institute for Health SciencesPO Box 80 CMUChiang Mai UniversityChiang MaiThailand 50202 Email: rhosprng@chiangmai.ac.th
C Kingkeow
Affiliation:
Research Institute for Health SciencesPO Box 80 CMUChiang Mai UniversityChiang MaiThailand 50202 Email: rhosprng@chiangmai.ac.th
A Mangklabruks
Affiliation:
Research Institute for Health SciencesPO Box 80 CMUChiang Mai UniversityChiang MaiThailand 50202 Email: rhosprng@chiangmai.ac.th
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Letter to the Editor
Information
Public Health Nutrition , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , April 2003 , pp. 225 - 226
Copyright
Copyright © CABI Publishing 2003

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