Coronary atherosclerosis and myocardial hypertrophy in relation to body fat distribution in healthy women: An autopsy study on 33 violent deaths

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-49

  Kortelainen, M L ^a   Sarkioja T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Body fat distribution; Heart; Obesity; WAT

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CELL SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART WEIGHT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPID STORAGE; MESENTERY; MUSCLE CELL; OMENTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0031015668     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800361     Document Type: Article

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