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Association of body size and muscle strength with incidence of coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular diseases: a population-based cohort study of one million Swedish men

2008; Oxford University Press; Volume: 38; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/ije/dyn231

ISSN

1464-3685

Autores

Karri Silventoinen, Patrik K. E. Magnusson, Per Tynelius, G. David Batty, Finn Rasmussen,

Tópico(s)

Nutritional Studies and Diet

Resumo

Background Muscle strength and body size may be associated with coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke risk. However, perhaps because of a low number of cases, existing evidence is inconsistent.

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