A study of cardiovascular risk in overweight and obese people in England

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-29

  de Lusignan, Simon ^a   Hague, Nigel ^a   van Vlymen, Jeremy ^a   Dhoul, Neil ^a   Chan, Tom ^b   Thana, Lavanya ^a   Kumarapeli, Pushpa ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SURREY AND BORDERS PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross sectional studies; Information systems; Medical informatics; Medical records systems (computerized); Obesity; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL RECORD; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORONARY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING;

EID: 33750478355     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13814780600757260     Document Type: Article

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