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Title
Metabolic syndrome--a new world-wide definition. A Consensus Statement from the International Diabetes Federation.
Authors
Alberti, K G M M; Zimmet, P; Shaw, J
Abstract
To establish a unified working diagnostic tool for the metabolic syndrome (MetS) that is convenient to use in clinical practice and that can be used world-wide so that data from different countries can be compared. An additional aim was to highlight areas where more research into the MetS is needed.
Publication
Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association, 2006, Vol 23, Issue 5, p469