Obesity and insulin resistance in childhood

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 103-105

  Pastucha, Dalibor ^a   Malinčíková, Jana ^a   Hyjánek, Jiří ^a   Horáková, Dagmar ^a   Čížek, Luděk ^a   Janoutová, Gabriela ^a   Janout, Vladimír ^a  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

HOMA; Insulin resistance; Obesity in children; QUICKI

Indexed keywords

EID: 34748899077     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3437     Document Type: Article

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