The Advantages of Waist to Height Ratio over the Commonly Used Anthropometric Measurements in Preadolescents and Adolescents: A Case Study from Montenegro
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MILASINOVIC R, CVOROVIC A, KUKIC F. The Advantages of Waist to Height Ratio over the Commonly Used Anthropometric Measurements in Preadolescents and Adolescents: A Case Study from Montenegro. Iran J Public Health. 2019;48(12):2299-2300.
