The impact of ethnicity on the lifetime risk of the metabolic syndrome and diabetes mellitus

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 819-820

  Al Shaer, Moutasim H ^a   Abusabha, Hatem ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NOTE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 14744304102     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.10.063     Document Type: Letter

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