Cardiovascular risk in the Asia-Pacific region from a nutrition and metabolic point of view: Visceral obesity

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 82-84

  Sullivan, David R ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asia; Cardiovascular; Diabetes; Obesity; Pacific

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ASIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; METABOLISM; OBESITY; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VISCERA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ASIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OBESITY; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; VISCERA;

EID: 0035238417     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6047.2001.00229.x     Document Type: Article

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