Regional fat distribution in women and risk of cardiovascular disease

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 855-860

  Williams, Martha J ^a   Hunter, Gary R ^a   Kekes Szabo, Tamas ^a   Snyder, Scott ^a   Treuth, Margarita S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

blood lipids; cardiovascular disease; computerized tomography; CT; dual energy X ray absorptiometry; DXA; Fat distribution; women

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPOPROTEIN A; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; NORMAL HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0031039658     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/65.3.855     Document Type: Article

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