The metabolic syndrome and pulmonary vascular disease

Chest

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-4

  Jackson, Elizabeth A ^a   McLaughlin, Vallerie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b SPC 5853 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROSTACYCLIN;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIETARY FIBER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 67650792702     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.09-0366     Document Type: Editorial

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