Charis Girvalaki, Constantine Vardavas, Christopher Papandreou, Georgia Christaki, Anna Vergetaki, Ioanna G. Tsiligianni, Christos Hatzis, Anthony Kafatos
OBJECTIVE: To investigate all the important factors contributing to the development of metabolic syndrome (MetS) as well as to explore the changes of these factors, over time, by comparing adolescent populations of rural areas of Heraklion, Crete, for the years 2011 and 1989 …