Relief of cardiorespiratory symptoms and increased physical activity after surgically induced weight loss: Results from the Swedish Obese Subjects study

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 160, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1797-1802

  Karason, Kristjan ^a   Lindroos, Anna Karin ^a   Stenlöf, Kaj ^a   Sjöström, Lars ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEISURE; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SMOKING; THORAX PAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0034717711     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.160.12.1797     Document Type: Article

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