Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome among US adults: Findings from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 287, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 356-359

  Ford, Earl S ^a   Giles, Wayne H ^a   Dietz, William H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; NUTRITION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNDROME; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037116641     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.287.3.356     Document Type: Article

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