A family history of NIDDM is associated with decreased aortic distensibility in normal healthy young adult subjects

Diabetes Care

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 501-503

  Hopkins, Kathleen D ^a,d   Lehmann, Eldon D ^c   Jones, Robin L ^a   Turay, Ramina C ^b   Gosling, Ray G ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS;

EID: 0029862594     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.19.5.501     Document Type: Article

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