Assisting effects of lithium on hypoglycemic treatment in patients with diabetes

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 60, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 131-137

  Hu, Min ^a   Wu, Hanwen ^a   Chao, Chusheng ^a  

^a Second Affil Hosp   (China)

Author keywords

Blood glucose; Diabetes; Lithium

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; LITHIUM CARBONATE; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030699937     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02783316     Document Type: Article

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