Appropriate Waist Circumference Cut-Off Points Among Iranian Adults: The First Report of the Iranian National Committee of Obesity

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Appropriate Waist Circumference Cut-Off Points Among Iranian Adults: The First Report of the Iranian National Committee of Obesity Pubmed

Azizi F¹ ; Khalili D^{2, 9} ; Aghajani H³ ; Esteghamati A⁴ ; Hosseinpanah F⁵ ; Delavari A⁶ ; Larijani B⁶ ; Mirmiran P⁵ ; Mehrabi Y^{2, 7} ; Kelishadi R⁸ ; Hadaegh F⁹

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1. Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2. School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3. Center for Non-Communicable Diseases Control, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
4. Department of Endocrinology, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Vali-Asr Hospital, Iran
5. Obesity Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
6. Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
7. Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
8. Preventive Pediatric Cardiology Department, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
9. Prevention of Metabolic Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine Published:2010

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Style	Citing Format
MLA	Azizi F, et al.. "Appropriate Waist Circumference Cut-Off Points Among Iranian Adults: The First Report of the Iranian National Committee of Obesity." Archives of Iranian Medicine, vol. 13, no. 3, 2010, pp. 243-244.
APA	Azizi F, Khalili D, Aghajani H, Esteghamati A, Hosseinpanah F, Delavari A, Larijani B, Mirmiran P, Mehrabi Y, Kelishadi R, Hadaegh F (2010). Appropriate Waist Circumference Cut-Off Points Among Iranian Adults: The First Report of the Iranian National Committee of Obesity. Archives of Iranian Medicine, 13(3), 243-244.
Chicago	Azizi F, Khalili D, Aghajani H, Esteghamati A, Hosseinpanah F, Delavari A, Larijani B, et al.. "Appropriate Waist Circumference Cut-Off Points Among Iranian Adults: The First Report of the Iranian National Committee of Obesity." Archives of Iranian Medicine 13, no. 3 (2010): 243-244.
Harvard	Azizi F et al. (2010) 'Appropriate Waist Circumference Cut-Off Points Among Iranian Adults: The First Report of the Iranian National Committee of Obesity', Archives of Iranian Medicine, 13(3), pp. 243-244.
Vancouver	Azizi F, Khalili D, Aghajani H, Esteghamati A, Hosseinpanah F, Delavari A, et al.. Appropriate Waist Circumference Cut-Off Points Among Iranian Adults: The First Report of the Iranian National Committee of Obesity. Archives of Iranian Medicine. 2010;13(3):243-244.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Azizi F and Khalili D and Aghajani H and Esteghamati A and Hosseinpanah F and Delavari A and Larijani B and Mirmiran P and Mehrabi Y and Kelishadi R and Hadaegh F}, title = {Appropriate Waist Circumference Cut-Off Points Among Iranian Adults: The First Report of the Iranian National Committee of Obesity}, journal = {Archives of Iranian Medicine}, volume = {13}, number = {3}, pages = {243-244}, year = {2010} }
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