Targeting abdominal obesity in cardiology: Can we be effective?

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL.D, 2008, Pages 13D-17D

  Poirier, Paul ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adiposity; Comorbidities; Metabolic syndrome; Obesity

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HEALTH; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 55949127411     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(08)71044-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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