The degree of masculine differentiation of obesities: A factor determining predisposition to diabetes, atherosclerosis, gout, and uric calculous disease

Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 89-91

  Björntorp, Per ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GOUT; HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; URIC ACID STONE; VIRILIZATION;

EID: 0032923059     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-9007(98)00131-2     Document Type: Note

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