Obesity is associated with structural and functional brain abnormalities: Where do we go from here?

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 673-674

  Convit, Antonio ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATHAN S KLINE INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BODY MASS; BRAIN DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIET; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INSULIN RESISTANCE; NEUROIMAGING; NOTE; OBESITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84866313542     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: 15347796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e3182662c56     Document Type: Note

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