Obesity and the obesity paradox in cardiovascular diseases

Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-25

  Lavie, C J ^a   Milani, R V ^a   Ventura, H O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 79959437742     PISSN: 00099236     EISSN: 15326535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/clpt.2011.87     Document Type: Review

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