Extent and composition of coronary lesions in relation to fat distribution in women younger than 50 years of age

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 695-699

  Kortelainen, Marja Leena ^a   Särkioja, Terttu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Body fat distribution; Coronary artery disease; Heart; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0345471917     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.19.3.695     Document Type: Article

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