Introduction and Update on Obesity and Cardiovascular Diseases 2018

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 87-88

  Ortega, Francisco B ^a   Lavie, Carl J ^b  

^a PROFITH PROmoting FITness Health through Physical Activity Research Group   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASIA; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EDITORIAL; EUROPE; EXERCISE; HEART FAILURE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KIDNEY DISEASE; METABOLISM; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; UNITED STATES; WESTERN WORLD; ENERGY METABOLISM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; METABOLICALLY BENIGN OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTECTION; RISK FACTOR;

ADIPOSITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENERGY METABOLISM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; OBESITY; OBESITY, METABOLICALLY BENIGN; PROGNOSIS; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85050812286     PISSN: 00330620     EISSN: 18731740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2018.07.009     Document Type: Editorial

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