Obesity and sedentary lifestyles risk for cardiovascular disease in women

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 224-227

  Barnes, Ann Smith ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases etiology prevention Control; Comorbidity; Diabetes mellitus; Diet; Exercise; Female; Guidelines as topic; Obesity complications; Risk assessment; Risk factors; Risk reduction behavior; Type 2; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT LOSS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863925271     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: 15266702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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