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Body mass index as a risk factor for incident hypertension

Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology & Metabolism volume 3, pages 742–743 (2007)Cite this article

boxed-textGelber RP et al. (2007) A prospective study of body mass index and the risk of developing hypertension in men. Am J Hypertens 20: 370–377

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  1. X Pi-Sunyer is a Professor of Medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Chief of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition at St Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA.,

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Pi-Sunyer, X. Body mass index as a risk factor for incident hypertension. Nat Rev Endocrinol 3, 742–743 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpendmet0622

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