Specific Health Guidance, the Nationwide Lifestyle Intervention Program Targeting Metabolic Syndrome, Seems to be Successful in Japan

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Yuji Matsuzawa. J Atheroscler Thromb. 2018.

. 2018 Apr 1;25(4):304-305.

doi: 10.5551/jat.ED092. Epub 2018 Feb 22.

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Rationale and Descriptive Analysis of Specific Health Guidance: the Nationwide Lifestyle Intervention Program Targeting Metabolic Syndrome in Japan.
Tsushita K, S Hosler A, Miura K, Ito Y, Fukuda T, Kitamura A, Tatara K. Tsushita K, et al. J Atheroscler Thromb. 2018 Apr 1;25(4):308-322. doi: 10.5551/jat.42010. Epub 2017 Dec 12. J Atheroscler Thromb. 2018. PMID: 29238010 Free PMC article.

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