Asian Indians and Insulin Resistance Syndrome: Global Perspective

Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 277-283

  Misra, Anoop ^a   Misra, Ranjita ^b  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 5044243461     PISSN: 15404196     EISSN: 15578518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/1540419031361390     Document Type: Article

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