Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in scholars from Bucaramanga, Colombia: a population-based study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Obesity and metabolic syndrome are strongly associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases, thus the increasing trend in their prevalence among children and adolescents from developing countries requires a furth...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-04-01
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| Series: | BMC Pediatrics |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2431/9/28 |