The prevalence of metabolic syndrome among psychiatric inpatients in Brazil Prevalência de síndrome metabólica em pacientes psiquiátricos internados no Brasil
OBJECTIVE: Metabolic syndrome is a highly prevalent disorder among the general population. Studies show an even higher prevalence among psychiatric patients. The objective of this study is to assess the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among inpatients of a psychiatric ward of a general hospital in...
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| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP)
2007-12-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462007000400007 |