Metabolic Risks among College Students: Prevalence and Gender Differences.

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Published in Metab Syndr Relat Disord on December 01, 2007

Authors

Terry T-K Huang1, Aaron Shimel, Rebecca E Lee, William Delancey, Myra L Strother

Author Affiliations

1: Endocrinology, Nutrition, and Growth Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.

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