Obesity, arterial function and arterial structure – a systematic review and meta-analysis

Obesity Science and Practice

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 171-184

  Ne, J Y A ^a,b,c   Cai, T Y ^a,b   Celermajer, D S ^b   Caterson, I D ^a   Gill, T ^a   Lee, C M Y ^a   Skilton, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; endothelial function; meta analysis; obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY MASS; BRACHIAL FLOW MEDIATED DILATATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBCLINICAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 85045509043     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20552238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/osp4.108     Document Type: Article

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