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Schwandt, P., Haas, GM. Is the ratio waist circumference to height (WHtR) of 0.5 a universal measure for abdominal adiposity in children and adolescents?. Int J Obes 40, 1141–1142 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2016.51
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