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2019 Month : September Volume : 8 Issue : 35 Page : 2703-2707

Effectiveness of Waist Circumference in Assessing the Health Risk by Evaluating the Cardio Metabolic Risk Factors.

Vinnakota Shiva Prasad1, Vinnakota Sindhura2, Mallineni Naveen Kumar3

1Consultant, Department of Family Medicine, Padmaja Hospital, Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, India. 2Medical Officer, SNCU, Department of Paediatrics, King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. 3Civil Assistant Surgeon, Department of Plastic Surgery, Visakha Institute of Medical Sciences, Visakhapatnam,
Andhra Pradesh, India.

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