The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 229-239 , April 2007

Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Presentation of Metabolic Syndrome

  • Kathleen H. Prussian, RN, MSN, FNP

      Affiliations

    • Kathleen H. Prussian, RN, MSN, FNP, is employed at Premier Pediatrics in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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  • Debra J. Barksdale-Brown, PhD, RN, CFNP, CANP

      Affiliations

    • Debra J. Barksdale-Brown, PhD, RN, CFNP, CANP, is assistant professors at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing.
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  • Janna Dieckmann, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Janna Dieckman, PhD, RN, are assistant professors at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing.

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 None of the authors has relationships with business or industry to disclose.

PII: S1555-4155(07)00113-4

doi: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2007.01.033

The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 229-239 , April 2007

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