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. 2015 Feb 10:6:32.
doi: 10.3389/fphys.2015.00032. eCollection 2015.

Cardiovascular and metabolic consequences of obesity

Geoffrey A Head  1
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Cardiovascular and metabolic consequences of obesity

Geoffrey A Head. Front Physiol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: cardiovascular risk; dyslipidaemia; hypertension; metabolic syndrome; obesity.

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