Correlation between cardiovascular disease risk factors and simple anthropometric measures

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 157, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Ledoux, Marielle ^a,d   Lambert, Jean ^a   Reeder, Bruce A ^b   Després, Jean Pierre ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030754508     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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