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Metabolic syndrome among Sri Lankan adults: prevalence, patterns and correlates
Metabolic Syndrome (MS) increases the risk for Coronary Artery Disease, stroke and diabetes. MS is twice more common amongst South Asian immigrants in US compared to native Caucasians. There are no nationally representative studies on prevalence of MS from any of the South Asian countries. The prese...
Autores principales: | Katulanda, Prasad, Ranasinghe, Priyanga, Jayawardana, Ranil, Sheriff, Rezvi, Matthews, David R |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3407762/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22650800 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1758-5996-4-24 |
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