Ethnic disparities in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its risk factors in the Suriname Health Study: a cross-sectional population study.

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Published in BMJ Open on December 07, 2016

Authors

Ingrid Sk Krishnadath1, Jerry R Toelsie2, Albert Hofman3, Vincent W V Jaddoe3,4

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Anton de Kom University of Suriname, Paramaribo, Suriname. Ingrid.Krishnadath@uvs.edu.
2: Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Anton de Kom University of Suriname, Paramaribo, Suriname.
3: Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
4: Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

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