Epidemiology of Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome in China

Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 109-111

  Reynolds, Kristi ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Metabolic syndrome; Obesity

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; BODY MASS; CHINA; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84873825399     PISSN: 19329520     EISSN: 19329563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12170-012-0226-4     Document Type: Review

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