Is 'metabolically healthy' obesity a benign condition?

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 39-41

  De Gusmão Correia, Marcelo Lima ^a,b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 84871824844     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32835c8bcb     Document Type: Review

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