Excess Weight and the Risk of Incident Coronary Heart Disease Among Men and Women
Open Access
- 1 February 2010
- Vol. 18 (2) , 377-383
- https://doi.org/10.1038/oby.2009.223
Abstract
Overweight and obesity have been prospectively associated with the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). Less clear is the relation of excess weight to risk of CHD among men and women with comorbid c...Keywords
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