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Prevalence rate of Metabolic Syndrome in a group of light and heavy smokers
BACKGROUND: Smoking is an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. It is widely accepted as a major risk factor for metabolic and cardiovascular disease. Smoking reduces insulin sensitivity or induces insulin resistance and enhances cardiovascular risk factors such as elevated plasma tr...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3673853/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23721527 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1758-5996-5-28 |