Why can high insulin levels indicate a risk for coronary heart disease?

Diabetologia

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 1994, Pages 953-955

  Fontbonne, A ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY;

CORONARY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS, NON-INSULIN-DEPENDENT; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINISM; INSULIN; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0028060231     PISSN: 0012186X     EISSN: 14320428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00400954     Document Type: Article

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