Obesity and the risk of myocardial infarction in 27 000 participants from 52 countries: a case-control study

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MedicineWaistBody mass indexWaist–hip ratioMyocardial infarctionOdds ratioInternal medicineObesityRisk factorWaist-to-height ratioCardiologyDemography

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Year: 2005
Type: article
Volume: 366
Issue: 9497
Pages: 1640-1649
Citations: 2861
Access: Closed

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                                    Salim Yusuf, 
                                
                                    Steven Hawken, 
                                
                                    Stephanie Ôunpuu
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2005). 
                            Obesity and the risk of myocardial infarction in 27 000 participants from 52 countries: a case-control study. 
                            The Lancet
                            , 366
                            (9497)
                            , 1640-1649.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(05)67663-5
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(05)67663-5