The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 12 , Pages 1106-1114 , December 2009

The Obesity Paradox, Weight Loss, and Coronary Disease

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 Funding: None.

 Conflict of Interest: The authors have no conflict of interest regarding this study.

 Authorship: This is an original work and all authors meet the criteria for authorship, including acceptance of responsibility for the scientific content of this manuscript. All authors had access to the data and had roles in writing and revising the manuscript.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00500-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.06.006

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 12 , Pages 1106-1114 , December 2009

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