Comparison of definitions of the metabolic syndrome in adult Asian Indians

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 56, Issue MAR, 2008, Pages 158-164

  Wasir, J S ^a   Misra, A ^a   Vikram, N K ^b   Pandey, R M ^b   Gupta, R ^c  

^a Fortis Hospitals ^*  (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c Monilek Hospital and Research Centre   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 41649110625     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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