The association of obesity and cerebrovascular disease in young adults - A pilot study

Acta Clinica Croatica

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 295-298

  Bosnar Puretić, Marijana ^a   Bašić Kes, Vanja ^a   Jurašić, Miljenka Jelena ^a   Zavoreo, Iris ^a   Demarin, Vida ^a  

^a KBC Zagreb   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Brain ischemia etiology; Brain ischemia pathology; Obesity complications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PILOT STUDY; RISK FACTOR; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74049112119     PISSN: 03539466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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