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Is BMI the best measure of obesity? | Synapse

March 29, 2018BMJ275 citationsOpen Access

Is BMI the best measure of obesity?

PAPeymané AdabBirmingham City University MPMiranda PallanUniversity of Birmingham PWPeter H. WhincupPreventive Cardiology

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It works for most people most of the time

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