Open AccessThe Metabolic Syndrome—What Is It and How Should It Be Managed?
Author(s) -
Moser Marvin,
Falkner Bonita,
Weber Michael A.,
Keilson Leonard Mark
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the journal of clinical hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1751-7176
pISSN - 1524-6175
DOI - 10.1111/j.1524-6175.2006.05257.x
Subject(s) - medicine , haven , gerontology , medical school , family medicine , medical education , mathematics , combinatorics
Following a hypertension symposium in Portland, ME, in October 2005, a roundtable was convened to discuss the metabolic syndrome and its significance. Dr. Marvin Moser of the Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, moderated the discussion. Participating in the discussion were Dr. Bonita Falkner of the Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Dr. Michael A. Weber of SUNY Downstate College of Medicine, New York, NY; and Dr. Leonard Mark Keilson of the University of Vermont College of Medicine.