The obesity paradox or vulnerability of the underweight;Paradoja de la obesidad o susceptibilidad del bajo peso

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 653-

  Salinas, Alberto Morales ^a  

^a Servicio de Cardiologia   (Cuba)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HEART FAILURE; HEMODYNAMICS; LETTER; MORTALITY; OBESITY; UNDERWEIGHT;

EID: 46449106993     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: 15792242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13123073     Document Type: Letter

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