Prevalence of coronary artery disease in obese versus lean men with angina pectoris and positive exercise stress test

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 77, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1000-1001

  Bahadori, Babak ^a   Neuer, Elke ^a   Schumacher, Martin ^a   Fruhwald, Fritz ^a   Eber, Bernd ^a   Klein, Werner ^a   Toplak, Hermann ^a   Wascher, Thomas Christian ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029891590     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(96)00038-0     Document Type: Article

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