Red blood cell level is increased in obese but not in non-obese patients with coronary heart disease

Journal of Geriatric Cardiology

Volumn 7, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 143-146

  Zhang, Yong ^a   Ma, Ai Qun ^a   Gong, Min ^a   Lu, Qun ^a   Lu, Min ^a   Tian, Gang ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Hemoglobin; Obesity; Red blood cell

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; WAIST HIP RATIO;

EID: 79956281122     PISSN: 16715411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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