Some facts about the Metabolic Syndrome in Iran

Mohammadian-Hafshejani, Abdollah; Sarrafzadegan, Nizal; Sadeghi, Masoumeh

Some facts about the Metabolic Syndrome in Iran

Document Type : Letter to Editor

Authors

Abdollah Mohammadian-Hafshejani ¹

Nizal Sarrafzadegan ²

Masoumeh Sadeghi ³

¹ PhD Candidate, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan AND Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

² Professor, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

³ Professor, Cardiac Rehabilitation Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Abstract

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