Predicting cardiovascular risk using measures of regional and total body fat

Applied Nursing Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 2-9

  Ricciardi, Richard ^a   Metter, E Jeffery ^b   Cavanaugh, Erica W ^c   Ghambaryan, Anna ^d   Talbot, Laura A ^e  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^c HENRY M JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

^e UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 58449095584     PISSN: 08971897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2007.01.011     Document Type: Article

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