A prospective study of obesity and risk of coronary heart disease in women

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 322, Issue 13, 1990, Pages 882-889

  Manson, Joann E ^a   Colditz, Graham A ^a   Stampfer, Meir J ^a   Willett, Walter C ^a   Rosner, Bernard ^a   Monson, Richard R ^b   Speizer, Frank E ^a   Hennekens, Charles H ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0025317085     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199003293221303     Document Type: Article

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