The metabolic syndrome: Time to reflect

Current Diabetes Reports

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 259-261

  Alberti, K George M M ^a   Zimmet, P ^b  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONSENSUS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIFESTYLE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NOTE; OBESITY; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

BODY SIZE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33748335385     PISSN: 15344827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11892-006-0057-0     Document Type: Note

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