Overweight, obesity, and metabolic syndrome in adults and children in South Korea: A review of the literature

Clinical Nursing Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 276-291

  Jang, Myoungock ^a   Berry, Diane ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

adults; children; management; metabolic syndrome; obesity; overweight; prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; HUMAN; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SOUTH KOREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; HUMANS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 79960134645     PISSN: 10547738     EISSN: 15523799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1054773811406111     Document Type: Review

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