A meta-analysis of leptin reference ranges in the healthy paediatric prepubertal population

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-72

  Venner, Allison A ^a   Doyle Baker, Patricia K ^a   Lyon, Martha E ^a,b,c   Fung, Tak S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c CALGARY LABORATORY SERVICES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ARTICLE; EMBASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENDER; HUMAN; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 58149505975     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 00045632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/acb.2008.008168     Document Type: Article

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