Visceral and ectopic fat, atherosclerosis, and cardiometabolic disease: a position statement

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Year: 2019
Type: review
Volume: 7
Issue: 9
Pages: 715-725
Citations: 1295
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                                    Ian J. Neeland, 
                                
                                    Robert Ross, 
                                
                                    Jean‐Pierre Després
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2019). 
                            Visceral and ectopic fat, atherosclerosis, and cardiometabolic disease: a position statement. 
                            The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
                            , 7
                            (9)
                            , 715-725.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s2213-8587(19)30084-1
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s2213-8587(19)30084-1