Body mass index, waist circumference, and risk of coronary heart disease: A prospective study among men and women

Obesity Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Flint, Alan J ^a   Rexrode, Kathryn M ^b   Hu, Frank B ^a,b   Glynn, Robert J ^a,b   Caspard, Hervé ^c   Manson, Joann E ^a,b   Willett, Walter C ^a,b   Rimm, Eric B ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c SANOFI   (France)

Author keywords

Coronary disease; Men; Obesity; Overweight; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 80054830195     PISSN: 1871403X     EISSN: 18780318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2010.01.001     Document Type: Article

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