Leptin concentration in relation to body mass index (BMI) and hematological measurements in Thai obese and overweight subjects

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 787-794

  Tungtrongchitr, Rungsunn ^a   Pongpaew, Praneet ^a   Phonrat, Benjaluck ^a   Tribunyatkul, Siriwan ^a   Viroonudomphol, Duangkamol ^a   Supawan, Venus ^a   Jintaridhi, Pornrutsami ^a   Lertchavanakul, Ariya ^b   Vudhivai, Niyomsri ^a   Schelp, Frank Peter ^c  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b RAJAVITHI HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; LEPTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; THAILAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; THAILAND;

EID: 0034574870     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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