Obesity: How to define central adiposity?

Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 639-644

  Méthot, Julie ^a,b,c   Houle, Julie ^a   Poirier, Paul ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c CHICOUTIMI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abdominal adiposity; Metabolic syndrome; Obesity; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; BODY HEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ETHNICITY; GENDER; HUMAN; INDEX OF CENTRAL OBESITY; METABOLIC DISORDER; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NOTE; OBESITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 77952118548     PISSN: 14779072     EISSN: 17448344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erc.10.38     Document Type: Note

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