Study the effects of Ramadan fasting on the serum glucose and lipid profile among healthy Jordanian students

American Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 565-569

  Mansi, Kamal Mohmoud Saleh ^a  

^a AL AL BAYT UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; High density lipoprotein (HDL); Low density lipoprotein (LDL); Ramadan fasting; Triglycerides (TG)

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250763166     PISSN: 15469239     EISSN: 15543641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajassp.2007.565.569     Document Type: Article

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