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RESEARCH PRODUCT

[Metabolic syndrome in children and in adults: is it an autonomous nosological entity?].

Cinzia NugaraTiziana FragapaneEgle CorradoGiuseppe CoppolaGiuseppina NovoFabio BalasusPasquale AssennatoSalvatore NovoF Ferrara

subject

Metabolic syndromeSettore MED/11 - Malattie Dell'Apparato Cardiovascolare

description

The term metabolic syndrome defines a cluster of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. This syndrome is very frequent in general population. However, despite the efforts to define the diagnostic criteria, nowadays its clinical utility is object of a lively debate.

http://hdl.handle.net/10447/77497