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  1. Centre for Physical Activity & Nutrition Research, School of Exercise & Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    A J Cameron

  2. Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden

    S Söderberg

  3. Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    D J Magliano

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Cameron, A., Söderberg, S. & Magliano, D. Comment on ‘General and abdominal obesity parameters and their combination in relation to mortality: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis’. Eur J Clin Nutr 68, 140 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2013.187

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