Is the hippocrates paradox really a paradox?
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Is the Hippocrates paradox really a paradox?
n the Editorial Comment by Lavie and Milani (1) accompanying he report by Reeves and associates (2), the correspondents used as heir title “Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease: The Hippocrates aradox?”. Lavie and Milani began their comment by quoting a tatement by Hippocrates, namely, “Sudden death is more comon in those who are naturally fat than in the lean.” Clearly ippocrates recognized the ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2003.11.006