Overweight and obesity in women: Health risks and consequences

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 163-172

  Hu, Frank B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LIPID; METFORMIN; PLACEBO; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR 1; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ABDOMINAL DISEASE; BODY MASS; BREAST CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIFESTYLE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; THROMBOGENICITY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0038067777     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/154099903321576565     Document Type: Review

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