Primary Care Diabetes
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 147-153, September 2008

The “metabolic syndrome” is less useful than random plasma glucose to screen for glucose intolerance

  • Eman A. El Bassuoni

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
    • On sabbatical leave from El Minia University School of Medicine, Egypt.
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  • David C. Ziemer

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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  • Paul Kolm

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
    • Current address: Christiana Hospital, Newark, DE, United States.
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  • Mary K. Rhee

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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  • Viola Vaccarino

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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  • Circe W. Tsui

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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  • Jack M. Kaufman

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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  • G. Eileen Osinski

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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  • David D. Koch

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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  • K.M. Venkat Narayan

      Affiliations

    • Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, United States
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  • William S. Weintraub

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
    • Current address: Christiana Hospital, Newark, DE, United States.
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  • Lawrence S. Phillips

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
    • Veterans Administration Medical Center, Atlanta, GA, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Emory University School of Medicine, 101 Woodruff Circle, WMRB Room 1027, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States. Tel.: +1 404 717 1392; fax: +1 404 727 1300.

Received 10 January 2008; received in revised form 6 March 2008; accepted 27 April 2008. published online 13 June 2008.

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PII: S1751-9918(08)00039-9

doi:10.1016/j.pcd.2008.04.005

Primary Care Diabetes
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 147-153, September 2008

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