Abdominal adiposity and metabolic alterations in hypertension - A case control study

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 180-185

  Kodali, Vijayalakshmi ^a   Krishna, Prasanna ^a   Tripuraribhatla, ^a   Raghu Ram, Thummala C ^a   Kodavanti, Mallikharjuna Rao ^a   Eswaran, Parvathi ^b   Krishnaswamy, Kamala ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (India)

^b AVINASHILINGAM INSTITUTE FOR HOME SCIENCE AND HIGHER EDUCATION FOR WOMEN   (India)

Author keywords

Abdominal obesity; Andhra Pradesh; Hyderabad; Hyperlipidaemic; Hypertension; India; Insulin resistance; Men; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 24044432697     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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