Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 165-172 , March 2010

Metabolic syndrome and its association with white blood cell count in children and adolescents in Korea: The 2005 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

  • Y.-J. Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Y.-H. Shin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Pochon CHA University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • J.-K. Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
    • ,
  • J.-Y. Shim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • D.-R. Kang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical Data Management and Bioinformatics, Clinical Trials Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • H.-R. Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Family Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yongdong Severance Hospital, 146-92 Dogok-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea. Tel.: +82 2 2019 3481; fax: +82 2 3463 3287.

Received 10 October 2008 ,Revised 10 March 2009 ,Accepted 15 March 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2009.03.017

Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 165-172 , March 2010

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