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Excess weight and abdominal obesity in postmenopausal Brazilian women: a population-based study

BACKGROUND: The menopause is associated with a tendency to gain weight. Several alterations in fat deposits occur, leading to changes in the distribution of body fat. There are strong indications that, in middle age, obesity is associated with increased mortality. This study set out to determine the...

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Autores principales: Gravena, Angela A F, Brischiliari, Sheila C R, Lopes, Tiara C R, Agnolo, Cátia M D, Carvalho, Maria D B, Pelloso, Sandra M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3833652/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24228934
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6874-13-46