Overweight and obesity-related metabolic disorders in hospital employees

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 56-63

  Hwang, Lee Ching ^a   Tsai, Cheng Ho ^a   Chen, Tony Hsiu Hsi ^b  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Hypercholesterolemia; Hypertension; Hypertriglyceridemia; Hyperuricemia; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPERURICEMIA; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; METABOLIC DISORDER; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN;

EID: 31144447117     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60109-1     Document Type: Article

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