Derivation of new reference tables for human heart weights in light of increasing body mass index

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 279-280

  Lucas, Sebastian B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANTHROPOMETRY; AUTOPSY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY SURFACE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONER; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DEATH; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART WEIGHT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LONGEVITY; OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; HEART; HUMANS; ORGAN SIZE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 79953099998     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2010.085902     Document Type: Editorial

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