Coronary artery disease in Iranian overweight women

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 391-394

  Chinikar, M ^a   Maddah, M ^b   Hoda, S ^c  

^a Tabriz Uuniversity of Medical Sciences   (Iran)

^b ZANJAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c GUILAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Age; Coronary artery disease; Diabetes; Educational level; Overweight; Women

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPOPROTEIN A; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRAN; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33750682738     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.11.103     Document Type: Article

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