Is birth weight related to later glucose and insulin metabolism? - A systematic review

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 339-348

  Newsome, C A ^a   Shiell, A W ^a   Fall, C H D ^a   Phillips, D I W ^a   Shier, R ^a   Law, Catherine M ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Glucose; Insulin; Systematic review; Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

AGE; BIRTH WEIGHT; EMBASE; GENDER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN METABOLISM; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MEDLINE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FASTING; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0038192201     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-5491.2003.00871.x     Document Type: Review

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