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Visceral adiposity index (VAI), a powerful predictor of incident hypertension in prehypertensives

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Fiorentino, T.V. Visceral adiposity index (VAI), a powerful predictor of incident hypertension in prehypertensives. Intern Emerg Med 13, 471–473 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-018-1849-3

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