Is neck circumference an appropriate tool to predict cardiovascular risk in clinical practice? A cross-sectional study in Chilean population

OBJECTIVES: Neck circumference has emerged as a predictor of obesity and metabolic syndrome, but its clinical usefulness for different groups of population is not clearly defined. The aim is to evaluate the predictive capacity of neck circumference in order to detect cardiovascular risks (CVRs) on t...

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Autores principales: Caro, Patricia, Guerra, Ximena, Canals, Andrea, Weisstaub, Gerardo, Sandaña, Carlos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
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Public Health
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6858176/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31699715
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028305

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6858176/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31699715
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028305

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