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Body mass index and stroke incidence in Japanese community residents: The Jichi Medical School (JMS) Cohort Study

BACKGROUND: High body mass index (BMI) has been reported as a risk factor for cardiovascular events in Western countries, while low BMI has been reported as a risk factor for cardiovascular death in Asian countries, including Japan. Although stroke is a major cause of death and disability in Japan,...

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Autores principales: Kawate, Nami, Kayaba, Kazunori, Hara, Motohiko, Kotani, Kazuhiko, Ishikawa, Shizukiyo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5498403/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28283416
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.je.2016.08.007