General characteristics of the insulin resistance syndrome prevalence and heritability

Drugs

Volumn 58, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 7-10

  Beck Nielsen, Henning ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

BODY FAT; CAUCASIAN; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HERITABILITY; INSULIN RESISTANCE; PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS;

EID: 0032699817     PISSN: 00126667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00003495-199958001-00003     Document Type: Article

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