Narrow hips and broad waist circumferences independently contribute to increased risk of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 242, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 401-406

  Seidell, J C ^a   Han, T S ^b   Feskens, E J M ^b   Lean, M E J ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Fat distribution; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030840243     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1997.00235.x     Document Type: Article

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