Declining cardiovascular mortality and increasing obesity: a paradox
- 20 July 2009
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by CMA Impact Inc. in CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Vol. 181 (3-4) , 127-128
- https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.090911
Abstract
See related research paper by Lee and colleagues, page [E55][1] How can the increased rates of obesity be reconciled with the rapid decrease in mortality related to coronary artery disease observed over the last decades in most Western countries? In the United States and Western Europe, rates ofKeywords
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