Metabolic syndrome: An emerging public health problem in Iranian Women: Isfahan Healthy Heart Program

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 90-96

  Sarrafzadegan, Nizal ^a   Kelishadi, Roya ^a   Baghaei, Abdulmehdi ^a   Hussein Sadri, Gholam ^a   Malekafzali, Hossein ^a   Mohammadifard, Noushin ^a   Rabiei, Katayoun ^a   Bahonar, Ahmad ^a   Sadeghi, Masoumeh ^a   O'Laughlin, Jenniffer ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gender specific prevalence; Lifestyle; Living area; Metabolic syndrome

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; LIFE STYLE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH; SEX FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 56349128169     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.10.049     Document Type: Article

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