waist-to-hip ratio

German translation: Taille-Hüft-Verhältnis (THV)

17:53 Aug 2, 2006
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Medical - Mathematics & Statistics
English term or phrase: waist-to-hip ratio
We also examined the waist-to-hip ratio as an
alternative measure of adiposity.
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German translation:Taille-Hüft-Verhältnis (THV)
Explanation:
engl.: Waist-hip ratio oder Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR)
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Taille-Hüft-Verhältnis (THV)


Explanation:
engl.: Waist-hip ratio oder Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR)


    Reference: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taille-H%C3%BCft-Verh%C3%A4ltni...
Isabella Becker
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agree  Harry Bornemann
1 hr

agree  MMUlr: ja, oder auch Taille-Hüft-Quotient http://www.diaet-dresden.de/?h=service&u=whr
13 hrs

agree  natalia m (X)
17 hrs

agree  Dr. Georg Schweigart: http://www.uni-saarland.de/fak5/ronald/forschungsthemen.html...
20 hrs
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