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Editorial
. 2017 Feb 28;135(9):864-866.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.026856.

An Apparent Obesity Paradox in Cardiac Surgery

Mercedes R Carnethon  1 , Sadiya S Khan  2
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Editorial

An Apparent Obesity Paradox in Cardiac Surgery

Mercedes R Carnethon et al. Circulation. .
No abstract available

Keywords: cardiovascular diseases; mortality; obesity; thoracic surgery; weight reduction programs.

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