Increased cardiovascular risk among type 2 diabetic patients with high-normal albuminuria and no evidence of kidney impairment

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages e5-

  Cignarelli, M ^a   Lamacchia, O ^a   Gesualdo, L ^a,b   Pilotti, A ^a   Pacilli, A ^c   Santini, S A ^c   De Cosmo, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b Scientific Inst 'Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza' Viale Cappuccini ^*  (Italy)

^c CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

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EID: 79451476190     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2010.06.012     Document Type: Letter

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