Short people are more likely to develop heart disease than tall people
9 June 2010Short people are at greater risk of developing heart disease than tall people, according to the first systematic review and meta-analysis of all the available evidence, which is published online today (Wednesday 9 June) in the European Heart Journal.
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Published in European Heart Journal, Advance Access, 8 June 2010.
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