Metabolic syndrome and pulse pressure

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 600-602

  Mannucci, Edoardo ^a   Monami, M ^a   Bardini, G ^a   Sposato, I ^a   Ungar, A ^a   Pepe, G ^a   Masotti, G ^a   Marchionni, N ^a   Rotella, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abdominal fat; Age; Diabetes mellitus; Metabolic syndrome; Pulse pressure

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PULSE PRESSURE; SCREENING TEST; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 34347376340     PISSN: 14628902     EISSN: 14631326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2006.00660.x     Document Type: Article

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