What is the optimal weight for cardiovascular health?: Debate about cut offs for obesity should not obscure need for population strategy

BMJ

Volumn 322, Issue 7287, 2001, Pages 631-632

  Liu, Simin ^a   Manson, Joann E ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR PERFORMANCE; CORONARY RISK; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METABOLIC REGULATION; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

BODY MASS INDEX; CORONARY DISEASE; HUMANS; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0035901322     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.322.7287.631     Document Type: Editorial

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