The role of low birthweight in the aetiology of type 2 diabetes

Papua and New Guinea Medical Journal

Volumn , Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 111-123

  Thorburn, Anne W ^a,b   Proietto, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; FETUS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; URBANIZATION;

BIRTH WEIGHT; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FETUS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; RISK FACTORS; URBANIZATION;

EID: 0035467707     PISSN: 00311480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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