Prevalence of obesity and metabolic syndrome in Korean adults

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 104-107

  Park, H S ^a   Park, C Y ^b   Oh, S W ^c   Yoo, H J ^d  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^c Dongguk University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Koreans; Metabolic syndrome; Obesity; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CLINICAL FEATURE; ETHNICITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KOREA; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL STATUS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 38849129971     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2007.00421.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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