Syndrome X: Is it for real?

Genetic Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-32

  Neel, James V ^a   Julius, Stevo ^a   Weder, Alan ^a   Yamada, Michiko ^b   Kardia, Sharon L R ^a   Haviland, Martha B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b RADIATION EFFECTS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hiroshima, disease associations; Hypertension, diabetes, obesity association; Syndrome X; Tecumseh, disease associations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYNDROME X; UNITED STATES;

EID: 6844241956     PISSN: 07410395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2272(1998)15:1<19::aid-gepi2>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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