Metabolic syndrome in a family practice population: Prevalence and clinical characteristics

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 982-983

  Van Den Hooven, Caroline ^a   Ploemacher, Janneke ^a   Godwin, Marshall ^b,c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c Health Sciences Centre St John's   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CANADA; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33748996833     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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