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Leptin and cardiovascular health in high body mass index

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  1. School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland

    Chee H. Liew

  2. National Institute for Prevention and Cardiovascular Health, Galway, Ireland

    Chee H. Liew

  3. School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

    Chee H. Liew

  4. Department of Medicine, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

    Wee H. Sim

  5. Department of Geriatric Medicine, Letterkenny University Hospital, Letterkenny, Ireland

    Ernest Z. Low

  6. Department of General Surgery, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, Ireland

    Bernard C. M. Chan

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The original version of this article was revised: In the 2nd last paragraph, the "kg/m" in two places (the last sentence) should be "kg/m2". The superscript 2 is missing in two places.

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Liew, C.H., Sim, W.H., Low, E.Z. et al. Leptin and cardiovascular health in high body mass index. Ir J Med Sci 190, 441–442 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-020-02288-2

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