Abstract:
:Non-communicable disease conditions such as the metabolic syndrome further strain the already insufficient health resources in Africa, where communicable diseases such as malaria and HIV/AIDS are still causing significant morbidity and mortality. We studied the frequency and determinants of the syndrome in apparently healthy Nigerian volunteers in order to provide a basis for the establishment of a prevention programme.
journal_name
Trop Doctjournal_title
Tropical doctorauthors
Wahab KW,Sani M,Gbadamosi M,Yandutse Mdoi
10.1258/td.2007.070335subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2008-10-01 00:00:00pages
224-6issue
4eissn
0049-4755issn
1758-1133pii
38/4/224journal_volume
38pub_type
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