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Obesity and the risk of myocardial infarction in 27 000 participants from 52 countries

A case-control study

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ID23325518
AuthorsSemir Yusuf (0000-0003-4776-5601, Population Health Research Institute), Salim Yusuf, Steven Hawken (0000-0002-3341-9022, Population Health Research Institute), Stephanie Ôunpuu (McMaster University), Leonelo E Bautista (0000-0002-9151-6920), Leonelo Bautista, Maria Grazia Franzosi (Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research), Patrick Commerford (University of Cape Town), Chim C Lang (0000-0002-4530-3078, Ninewells Hospital), Zvonko Rumboldt (0000-0002-6811-275X, University of Split), Churchill Lukwiya Onen, Lisheng Liu (0000-0001-5025-3397, Fu Wai Hospital), Liu Lisheng, Supachai Tanomsup (Mahidol University), Paul Wangai (The Nairobi Women’s Hospital), Fahad Razak (0000-0001-9195-7286, Population Health Research Institute), Arya M Sharma (0000-0001-9360-6519, Population Health Research Institute), Sonia S Anand (0000-0003-3692-7441, Population Health Research Institute)
Year2005
Volume366
Issue9497
Pages1640-1649
Publication date2005-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Lancet (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0099-5355 • E-ISSN: 0140-6736
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/s0140-6736(05)67663-5
PMID16271645
OpenAlexW2050767863
LanguageEN
Citations received112
References cited30

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