Becoming overweight: Is there a health risk?

Bratislava Medical Journal

Volumn 115, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 527-531

  Ginter, E ^a   Simko, V ^b  

^a SLOVAK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

^b SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Cardiovascular disorders; Diabetes type 2; Hypertension; Life expectancy; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908150715     PISSN: 00069248     EISSN: 13360345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4149/BLL_2014_102     Document Type: Article

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