Prevalence of obesity and metabolic syndrome in aboriginals in southeastern Taiwan - A hospital-based study

Journal of Internal Medicine of Taiwan

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 48-56

  Hsiao, Ya Chun ^a   Wang, Kuangte ^a   Bair, Ming Jong ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aborigines; Metabolic syndrome; Obesity; Southeastern Taiwan

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ABORIGINE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; TAIWAN; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 79953820281     PISSN: 10167390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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