Asian Americans have greater prevalence of metabolic syndrome despite lower body mass index.

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Published in Int J Obes (Lond) on August 03, 2010

Authors

L P Palaniappan1, E C Wong, J J Shin, S P Fortmann, D S Lauderdale

Author Affiliations

1: Health Policy Research, Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA 94301, USA. lathap@pamfri.org

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