Effects of obesity and weight loss on left ventricular mass and relative wall thickness: Survey and intervention study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 315, Issue 7113, 1997, Pages 912-916

  Karason, Kristjan ^a   Wallentin, Ingemar ^a   Larsson, Bo ^a   Sjöström, Lars ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH SURGERY; SWEDEN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0030854233     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.315.7113.912     Document Type: Article

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