The medical risks of obesity

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages

  Xavier Pi Sunyer, F ^a,b  

^a University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus   (United States)

^b St luke'S roosevelt Hospital Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cardiovascular disease; Diabetes; Dyslipidemia; Hypertension; Morbid (severe) obesity; Obesity; Respiratory dysfunction; Sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

ARTHRITIS; BODY MASS; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLECYSTITIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; GOUT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; STROKE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HUMANS; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036267981     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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