Obesity, Heart Disease, and Favorable Prognosis-Truth or Paradox?

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 120, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 825-826

  Lavie, Carl J ^a   Milani, Richard V ^a   Ventura, Hector O ^a  

^a OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY FAT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; EDITORIAL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMIC VASCULAR RESISTANCE; SYSTOLIC HEART FAILURE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BODY WEIGHT; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 34548813352     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2007.06.023     Document Type: Editorial

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