Regarding 'Obesity may not be a risk factor for idiopathic intracranial hypertension in Asians'

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Kapoor, K G ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension; Neuro ophthalmology

Indexed keywords

ASIAN; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNICITY; HYPERTENSION; IDIOPATHIC INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LETTER; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI;

EID: 57449092884     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2008.02346.x     Document Type: Letter

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