The Underestimated Belly Factor: Waist Circumference Is Linked to Significant Morbidity Following Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- 7 July 2015
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Canadian Journal of Cardiology
- Vol. 32 (3), 327-335
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2015.06.031
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