Evaluation of signal-averaged electrocardiogram in healthy obese women: effects of subcutaneous adipose tissue

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 658-665

  Ozbey N ^a   Oncul A ^a   Azarbaz, M ^a   Ertem, G ^a   Sencer, E ^a   Molvalilar, S ^a   Orhan, Y ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Late potentials; Obesity; Signal averaged electrocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BODY MASS; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; FILTRATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SIGNAL AVERAGED ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX (MAC);

EID: 0030754848     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800456     Document Type: Article

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