Relation between iron stores and non-insulin dependent diabetes in men: Case-control study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 317, Issue 7160, 1998, Pages 727-

  Salonen, Jukka T ^a,b   Tuomainen, Tomi Pekka ^a   Nyyssönen, Kristiina ^a   Lakka, Hanna Maaria ^a   Punnonen, Kari ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b Department of Epidemiology ^*

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; FREE RADICAL; GLUCOSE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; INSULIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FINLAND; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IRON OVERLOAD; IRON STORAGE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 18744424296     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.317.7160.727     Document Type: Article

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