Regional Obesity as a Health Hazard in Men‐Prospective Studies

Acta Medica Scandinavica

Volumn 222, Issue 723 S, 1987, Pages 45-51

  LARSSON, BO ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

adipose tissue distribution; cardiovascular disease; diabetes; health; obesity; skinfolds; waist to hip ratio

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; BODY DISTRIBUTION; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FORECASTING; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; ABDOMEN; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; PATHOLOGY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THORAX;

ABDOMEN; ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; ADULT; AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; CORONARY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; THORAX;

EID: 0023711595     PISSN: 00016101     EISSN: 09546820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0954-6820.1987.tb05927.x     Document Type: Article

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