Obesity as a risk factor for cerebrovascular disease

Keio Journal of Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 7-11

  Isozumi, Kazuo ^a  

^a ASHIKAGA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body mass index (BMI); Cerebrovascular disease (CVD); Obesity; Risk factor; Waist to hip circumference ratio (WHR)

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; OBESITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 1842634137     PISSN: 00229717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2302/kjm.53.7     Document Type: Review

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