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Editorial
. 2023 Jun 20;12(12):e030454.
doi: 10.1161/JAHA.123.030454. Epub 2023 Jun 10.

It's Not All About that Base Weight: Chipping the Glass Ceiling of Women's Cardiovascular Health

Heather J A Foulds  1
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Editorial

It's Not All About that Base Weight: Chipping the Glass Ceiling of Women's Cardiovascular Health

Heather J A Foulds. J Am Heart Assoc. .
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Keywords: Editorials; body mass index; cardiovascular disease; determinants of health; healthy lifestyle index; women.

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