Metabolic Syndrome in a Multiethnic Sample of School Children: Implications for the Pediatric Nurse

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-58

  McGillis Bindler, Ruth C ^a,b,c   Massey, Linda K ^a,b,c   Shultz, Jill Armstrong ^a,b,c   Mills, Paulette E ^a,b,c   Short, Robert ^a,b,c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; LIPOPROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PEDIATRIC NURSING; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN; LINEAR MODELS; LIPOPROTEINS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PEDIATRIC NURSING; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33846189401     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2006.05.008     Document Type: Article

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