Metabolic Syndrome and Health-Related Quality of Life: Does Psychological Well-Being Matter?

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 592-593

  Corsonello, Andrea ^a   Lucchetti, Maria ^a   Corica, Francesco ^b   Apolone, Giovanni ^c   Marchesini, Giulio ^d  

^a INRCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LETTER; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; HUMANS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK-TAKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 46549087696     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2008.03.004     Document Type: Letter

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