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The prevalence of metabolic syndrome among university students in Wasit, Iraq

Alaa H. Zamil and Seenaa S. Amin
Saudi Medical Journal November 2022, 43 (11) 1240-1247; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2022.43.11.20220558
Alaa H. Zamil
From the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.
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Seenaa S. Amin
From the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.
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