Appropriate BMI levels for PCOS patients in Southern China

Human Reproduction

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1295-1302

  Chen, Xiaoli ^a   Ni, Renmin ^a   Mo, Yaqin ^a   Li, Lin ^a   Yang, Dongzi ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Obesity; Polycystic ovary syndrome; Race

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHINA; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST HIP RATIO;

EID: 77951111803     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deq028     Document Type: Article

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