Ethnic differences in insulin resistance and its consequences in older Mexican American and non-Hispanic white women

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1997, Pages

  Aguirre, Melissa Ann ^a   Jones, Clare N O ^a   Pei, Dee ^a   Villa, Marie Luz ^a   Reaven, Gerald M ^a,b,c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c Shaman Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031012555     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/52A.1.M56     Document Type: Article

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