Overweight and obesity: A major challenge for coronary heart disease secondary prevention in clinical practice in Europe

European Heart Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 808-813

  Montaye, M ^a   De Bacquer, D ^b   De Backer, G ^b   Amouyel, P ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; EUROASPIRE; Height; Nutritionist; Obesity; Overweight; Secondary prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEIGHT; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; CORONARY DISEASE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034091002     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.1999.1854     Document Type: Article

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