Premature atherosclerosis in patients with growth hormone deficiency and diabetes mellitus

Bratislava Medical Journal

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 279-280

  Bosevski, Marijan ^a   Tosev, S ^a   Sadikario, S ^a  

^a SS CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY OF SKOPJE   (Macedonia)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Growth hormone; Premature atherosclerosis

Indexed keywords

HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS;

ADULT; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION;

EID: 57049132831     PISSN: 00069248     EISSN: 13360345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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