title: Central obesity and the metabolic syndrome: implications for primary care providers.
authors.affiliation: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.
authors.forename: Susan J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Appel
authors.forename: Ellen D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Laurie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kennedy-Malone
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000367:Age Factors; D001823:Body Composition; D001824:Body Constitution; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000592:standards*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009765:Obesity / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States