Epidemiology of metabolic syndrome in Asia

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 37-42

  Pan, Wen Harn ^a,b   Yeh, Wen Ting ^a   Weng, Lu Chen ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asian; Definition; Diet; Epidemiology; Metabolic syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ASIA; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; DIET; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; METABOLISM; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ASIA; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 46049087405     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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