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JAMA Cardiology

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2018, Pages 896-897

  Khan, Sadiya S ^a   Carnethon, Mercedes R ^a   Lloyd Jones, Donald M ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; HUMAN; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR;

BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; HUMANS; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85053874320     PISSN: 23806583     EISSN: 23806591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2018.1840     Document Type: Letter

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