Relationship between Serum γ-glutamyl Transpeptidase Levels and the Risk of Diabetes Mellitus among Japanese-Americans

Journal of the Japan Diabetes Society

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 475-480

  Nakanishi, Shuhei ^a   Yamashita, Yasuyo ^a   Tamura, Tomoko ^a   Ozaki, Kayo ^a   Watanabe, Hiroshi ^a   Fujikawa, Rumi ^a   Ito, Tatsuya ^b   Okubo, Masamichi ^a   Egusa, Genshi ^c  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Sera Central Hospital   (Japan)

^c Egusa Genshi Clinic   (Japan)

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EID: 0005211295     PISSN: 0021437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11213/tonyobyo1958.44.475     Document Type: Article

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