Body mass index, waist/hip ratio, and coronary heart disease incidence in African Americans and whites

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 148, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1187-1194

  Folsom, Aaron R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blacks; Coronary disease; Ethnic groups; Obesity; Weight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; OBESITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032535281     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009608     Document Type: Article

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