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Qiao, Q. Response to the Letter entitled ‘BMI, waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio: diabetes mellitus types 2’. Eur J Clin Nutr 64, 1378 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2010.129

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