Metabolic syndrome : Metabolic flexibility is the future
Journal Title: Journal of the Indian Medical Association - Year 2018, Vol 116, Issue 8
Abstract
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a well-documented clinical entity. Though the connection between various metabolic abnormalities has been known for long, MetS gained importance after Reaven propounded the concept of syndrome X.
Authors and Affiliations
Sanjay Kalra, Kamal Kishor
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