Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease and Obstructive Sleep Apnea

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Arias, Miguel A ^a   Bartolomé, Sonia ^a   Rodríguez Padial, Luis ^a  

^a HOSPITAL VIRGEN DE LA SALUD   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES;

EID: 43049097204     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2007.11.021     Document Type: Letter

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