Obesity: A new pathology to pay attention to in young people

Current Pharmaceutical Design

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 463-467

  Fazio, Giovanni ^a   Vernuccio, Daniela ^a   Di Gesaro, Gabriele ^a   Bacarella, Daniela ^a   D'Angelo, Luciana ^a   Novo, Giuseppina ^a   Novo, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adults; Cardiovascukar complications; Events; Obesity; Young

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; COMPLICATION; HYPERINSULINISM;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; HUMANS; HYPERINSULINISM; OBESITY;

EID: 77949437374     PISSN: 13816128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138161210790232167     Document Type: Review

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