Is a diagnosis of metabolic syndrome applicable to children?

Jornal de Pediatria

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 101-108

  Pergher, Rafael Nardini Queiroz ^a   De Melo, Maria Edna ^a   Halpern, Alfredo ^a   Mancini, Marcio Corrêa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Insulin resistance; Metabolic syndrome; Visceral fat

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW;

EID: 77951572882     PISSN: 00217557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2223/JPED.1983     Document Type: Review

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