High prevalence and diminished awareness of overweight and obesity in a mediterranean population. An Alarming Call for Action

Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 141-146

  Andrikopoulos, George ^a   Richter, Dimitrios ^a   Sakellariou, Dimitrios ^a   Tzeis, Stylianos ^a   Goumas, George ^a   Kribas, Panagiotis ^b   Athanasias, Dimitrios ^a   Toutouzas, Pavlos ^c  

^a Cardiology Department   (Greece)

^b LAIKO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c Hellenic Heart Foundation   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Cholesterol; Mediterranean; Obesity; Overweight; Prevention

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMORBIDITY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SOUTHERN EUROPE; STRESS;

EID: 84870994390     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18741924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874192401206010141     Document Type: Article

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