Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Presentation of Metabolic Syndrome

Journal for Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 229-239

  Prussian, Kathleen H ^a   Barksdale Brown, Debra J ^a   Dieckmann, Janna ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

African American; Asian American; black; Hispanic; metabolic syndrome; Mexican American; screening

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047180605     PISSN: 15554155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2007.01.033     Document Type: Article

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