Obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease: Is the fat lady singing?

Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-6

  Grant, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR 1;

ADIPOCYTE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

ADIPOCYTES; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; OBESITY;

EID: 33745026245     PISSN: 14791641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3132/dvdr.2006.007     Document Type: Editorial

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