Obesity and the metabolic syndrome: The San Antonio Heart Study

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 83, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages

  Haffner, Steven M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIABETIC OBESITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; METABOLIC DISORDER; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS;

EID: 0034033371     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0007114500000970     Document Type: Conference Paper

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