Risk stratification of obesity as a coronary risk factor

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 697-701

  Kannel, William B ^a,c   Wilson, Peter W F ^a   Nam, Byung H o ^b   D'Agostino, Ralph B ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

^c FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 0036805639     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(02)02592-4     Document Type: Article

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