Obesity, metabolic syndrome, and coronary atherosclerosis

Circulation

Volumn 105, Issue 23, 2002, Pages 2696-2698

  Grundy, Scott M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Artherosclerosis; Editorials; Metabolism; Obesity; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METABOLIC DISORDER; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY DISEASE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0037062657     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000020650.86137.84     Document Type: Editorial

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