Public Health
Volume 121, Issue 2 , Pages 83-91 , February 2007

Associations between the metabolic syndrome and its components, watching television and physical activity

  • Chia-Lin Li

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Care Management and Healthcare Databank Laboratory, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Health Care Management, Chang Gung University, Kweishan, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan. Tel.: +88632118800 x 5666; fax: +88632118345.
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  • Jen-Der Lin

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shwn-Jen Lee

      Affiliations

    • Faculty and Institute of Physical Therapy, National Yang-Ming University, Shih-Pai, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Rou-Fang Tseng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Care Management and Healthcare Databank Laboratory, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan

Received 30 August 2005 ,Revised 22 June 2006 ,Accepted 4 August 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.08.004

Public Health
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