Type A behavior and metabolic syndrome precursors in young adults

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 335-343

  Ravaja, Niklas ^a   Keltikangas Järvinen, Liisa ^a   Viikari, Jorma ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Human gender differences; Insulin; Metabolic syndrome; Type A behavior; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; TYPE A BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0342526898     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(95)00524-2     Document Type: Article

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