Sympathetic drive as a determinant of weight loss intervention outcome: Strengths and limitations

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1517-1518

  Grassi, Guido ^a,b,c  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BODY FAT; MEASUREMENT; NOTE; OBESITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC TONE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 27644524190     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2005.06.021     Document Type: Editorial

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