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Nov 6
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The Push for Waist Circumference Measure...

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JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss "Waist Circumference Adds to BMI, but Will Clinicians Adopt It?"

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