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The metabolic syndrome and the clinician
Author(s) -
Einhorn Daniel
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
drug development research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.582
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1098-2299
pISSN - 0272-4391
DOI - 10.1002/ddr.20132
Subject(s) - metabolic syndrome , intensive care medicine , medicine , psychology , psychotherapist , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus
Abstract The diagnosis of the Metabolic Syndrome is somewhat controversial, with many definitions and some arguments as to the need for a diagnosis. From the viewpoint of clinical medicine, however, the concept is highly useful in organizing our interest in prevention of the consequences of this condition. Drug Dev. Res. 600–601, 2006. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.