Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in adolescents living in Mthatha, South Africa
Morongwe Annah Sekokotla,1 Nandu Goswami,2 Constance Rufaro Sewani-Rusike,1 Jehu Erapu Iputo,3 Benedicta Ngwenchi Nkeh-Chungag4 1Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa; 2Gravitational Physiology and Medicine Research Unit, Institute...
Main Authors: | Sekokotla MA, Goswami N, Sewani-Rusike CR, Iputo JE, Nkeh-Chungag BN |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2017-02-01
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Series: | Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management |
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Online Access: | https://www.dovepress.com/prevalence-of-metabolic-syndrome-in-adolescents-living-in-mthatha-sout-peer-reviewed-article-TCRM |
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