Watch the belly to protect the heart

European Heart Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 687-689

  Sans, S ^a  

^a INSTITUT CATALÀ DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ATHEROGENESIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EDITORIAL; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABDOMEN; ACUTE DISEASE; ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CORONARY DISEASE; HUMANS; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036558650     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2001.3055     Document Type: Editorial

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