Impairment of health and quality of life in people with large waist circumference

Lancet

Volumn 351, Issue 9106, 1998, Pages 853-856

  Lean, M E J ^a   Han, T S ^a   Seidell, J C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY MASS; BREATHING DISORDER; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LIPID STORAGE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0032554512     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(97)10004-6     Document Type: Article

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