Effect of overweight and obesity on liver function in a sample from Pakistani population

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-54

  Qureshi, Irfan Zia ^a   Shabana, A ^a   Fareeha, A ^a  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

BMI; Cholesterol; Liver enzymes; Obesity; Total lipids

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH MONITORING; OBESITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33645825828     PISSN: 00309923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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