Cardiovascular consequences of the obesity pandemic: Need for action

Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1757-1759

  Barton, Matthias ^a   Furrer, Jörg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Atherosclerosis; Blood pressure; Children; Coronary artery disease; Diet; Fat; Glomerulosclerosis; Myocardial infarction; Renin angiotensin system; Stroke

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG RESEARCH; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KIDNEY DISEASE; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT GAIN;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; OBESITY;

EID: 0242490747     PISSN: 13543784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/13543784.12.11.1757     Document Type: Editorial

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