Clinical markers for the identification of metabolically healthy but obese individuals [1]

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 456-457

  Karelis, Antony D ^a   Brochu, M ^a   Rabasa Lhoret, R ^a   Garrel, D ^a   Poehlman, E T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY FAT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE CLAMP TECHNIQUE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; LETTER; LIPID ANALYSIS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 6944252001     PISSN: 14628902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-8902.2004.00377.x     Document Type: Letter

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