Obesity paradox and stroke: Noticing the (fat) man behind the curtain

Stroke

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3331-3332

  Katsnelson, Michael ^a   Rundek, Tatjana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Clinical trials; Obesity paradox; Stroke

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; STROKE;

EID: 84856230832     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.632471     Document Type: Editorial

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