The development of cardiovascular disease in relation to anthropometric indices and hypertension in British adults

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 966-973

  Cox, B D ^a   Whichelow, M J ^a   Prevost, A T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BMI; Cardiovascular disease; Hypertension; Waist circumference; Waist:height ratio

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY BUILD; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0031683638     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800705     Document Type: Article

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