Overall obesity and abdominal obesity and the risk of metabolic abnormalities

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 173, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 193-196

  Lai, S W ^a   Ng, Kim Choy ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; HYPERURICEMIA; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL RECORD; METABOLIC DISORDER; OBESITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTOR; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 14844288045     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02914549     Document Type: Article

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