Body mass index, coronary heart disease and stroke in Swedish women. A prospective 19-year follow-up in the BEDA ã¢Ë†â€” study

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 443-450

  Rosengren, A ^a   Wilhelmsen, Lars ^b   Lappas, Georg ^a   Johansson, Saga ^a,c  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

Author keywords

body mass index; coronary disease; myocardial infarction; obesity; population study; stroke; women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; REVASCULARIZATION; SMOKING HABIT; STROKE; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 4344680278     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjr.0000085253.65733.ef     Document Type: Article

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