Childhood Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome

Advances in Pediatrics

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-53

  Chia, Dennis J ^a   Boston, Bruce A ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; THERMODYNAMICS;

CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; RISK FACTORS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 33748770649     PISSN: 00653101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yapd.2006.04.005     Document Type: Review

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