Metabolic syndrome under fire: Weighing in on the truth

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 379-382

  Cheng, Alice Y Y ^a   Leiter, Lawrence A ^a,b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b CREDIT VALLEY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk assessment; Metabolic syndrome

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DYSLIPIDEMIA; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIFESTYLE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 33744817605     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(06)70921-7     Document Type: Article

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