Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 76, Issue 3 , Pages 418-424 , June 2007

Familial aggregation of metabolic syndrome among the Chinese: Report from the Chin-Shan community family study

  • K.L. Chien

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • H.C. Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • W.J. Chen

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • M.F. Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • T.C. Su

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Y.T. Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Ming-Shen Healthcare, Taoyuang, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +886 2 2356 2038; fax: +886 2 2392 0456.

Received 30 April 2006 ,Accepted 20 September 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2006.09.026

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 76, Issue 3 , Pages 418-424 , June 2007

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