Relative risk of diabetes, dyslipidaemia, hypertension and the metabolic syndrome in people with severe mental illnesses: Systematic review and metaanalysis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Severe mental illnesses (SMI) may be independently associated with cardiovascular risk factors and the metabolic syndrome. We aimed to systematically assess studies that compared diabetes, dyslipidaemia, hypertension and metabolic sy...

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Main Authors: King Michael B, Levy Gus, Wright Christine A, Osborn David PJ, Deo Raman, Nazareth Irwin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-09-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/8/84