Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 65, Issue 2 , Pages 143-149 , August 2004

Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome among 40,698 Korean metropolitan subjects

  • Won-Young Lee

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 108 Pyung-Dong, Jongro-Ku, Seoul 110746, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +82-2-2001-2075; fax: +82-2-2001-2049.
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  • Jeong-Sik Park

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 108 Pyung-Dong, Jongro-Ku, Seoul 110746, South Korea
    • ,
  • Sang-Young Noh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
    • ,
  • Eun-Jung Rhee

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 108 Pyung-Dong, Jongro-Ku, Seoul 110746, South Korea
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  • Sun-Woo Kim

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 108 Pyung-Dong, Jongro-Ku, Seoul 110746, South Korea
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  • Paul Z Zimmet

      Affiliations

    • International Diabetes Institute, Caulfield, Vic., Australia

,Revised 28 November 2003 ,Accepted 12 December 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2003.12.007

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 65, Issue 2 , Pages 143-149 , August 2004

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