Comment: To: Borch-Johnsen K, Colagiuri S, Balkau B et al (2004) Creating a pandemic of prediabetes: The proposed new diagnostic criteria for impaired fasting glycaemia [2]

Diabetologia

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 801-802

  Balkau, B ^a   Hillier, T ^a,b   Vierron, E ^a   D'Hour, A ^c   Lepinay P ^d   Royer, B ^e   Born, C ^e  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Inst Inter Rég Pour la S   (France)

^d Centre d'Examens de Sante   (France)

^e Institut Regional pour la Sante   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INCIDENCE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGAPORE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FASTING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDIABETIC STATE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 17844377382     PISSN: 0012186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00125-005-1695-5     Document Type: Letter

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