Relation of size at birth to non-insulin dependent diabetes and insulin concentrations in men aged 50-60 years

British Medical Journal

Volumn 312, Issue 7028, 1996, Pages 406-410

  Lithell, Hans O ^a   McKeigue, Paul M ^b   Berglund, Lars ^a   Mohsen, Rawya ^a   Lithell, Ulla Britt ^a   Leon, David A ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; CELL FUNCTION; FETUS GROWTH; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTRAVENOUS GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SWEDEN;

EID: 0030056272     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.312.7028.406     Document Type: Article

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