Determinants of hyperleptinaemia in an African population

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 195-199

  Njelekela, M ^a   Kuga, S ^a   Hiraoka, J ^b   Masesa, Z ^c   Ntogwisangu, J ^c   Mashalla, Y ^c   Ikeda, K ^b   Mtabaji, J ^c   Nara, Y ^d   Yamori, Y ^d   Tsuda, K ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MUKOGAWA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ASIA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBID OBESITY; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; TANZANIA;

BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OBESITY, MORBID; RISK FACTORS; TANZANIA;

EID: 0042384876     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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