Relationship between obesity, insulin resistance, and coronary heart disease risk

Fahim Abbasi; Byron W. Brown; Cindy Lamendola; Tracey McLaughlin; Gerald M. Reaven

doi:10.1016/s0735-1097(02)02051-x

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MedicineInternal medicineInsulin resistanceEndocrinologyObesityBody mass indexBlood pressureInsulinType 2 diabetesRisk factorDiabetes mellitus

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Year: 2002
Type: article
Volume: 40
Issue: 5
Pages: 937-943
Citations: 576
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                                    Fahim Abbasi, 
                                
                                    Byron W. Brown, 
                                
                                    Cindy Lamendola
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2002). 
                            Relationship between obesity, insulin resistance, and coronary heart disease risk. 
                            Journal of the American College of Cardiology
                            , 40
                            (5)
                            , 937-943.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(02)02051-x
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(02)02051-x