The metabolic syndrome in South Asians: Continuing escalation & possible solutions

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 345-354

  Misra, Anoop ^a   Misra, Ranjita ^b,d   Wijesuriya, Mahen ^c   Banerjee, Dipanjan ^b,d  

^a FORTIS HOSPITAL   (India)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c South east Asia Region   (Sri Lanka)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; India; Metabolic syndrome; Nutritional transition; South Asians

Indexed keywords

METFORMIN;

ASIAN; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EPIDEMIC; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; URBAN AREA;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; INDIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES;

EID: 34249297625     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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