Prevalence of metabolic syndrome is still underestimated in the Chinese population

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 257-258

  Cheng, Tsung O ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHINESE; DATA BASE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PREVALENCE;

EID: 33847071652     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.04.050     Document Type: Article

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