Prevalence, ancillary clinical features and cardiovascular disease in the metabolic syndrome: The Bruneck study

International Congress Series

Volumn 1253, Issue C, 2003, Pages 13-17

  Bonora, Enzo ^a   Kiechl, Stefan ^b   Willeit, Johann ^b   Oberhollenzer, Friederick ^c   Egger, Georg ^c   Bonadonna, Riccardo C ^a   Muggeo, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^c Hospital of Brunico Bruneck   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular risk; Insulin resistance; Metabolic Syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645247316     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0531-5131(03)00142-0     Document Type: Article

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