Indicators of the metabolic syndrome in obese adolescents.

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Published in Arch Med Sci on March 14, 2015

Authors

Moushira Erfan Zaki1, Hala T El-Bassyouni2, Mona El-Gammal2, Sanaa Kamal1

Author Affiliations

1: Biological Anthropology Department, Medical Research Division, National Research Centre, Giza, Cairo, Egypt.
2: Clinical Genetics Department, Human Genetics and Genome Research Division, National Research Centre, Giza, Cairo, Egypt.

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