Long menstrual cycle is associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Korean women

Diabetes and Metabolism Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 384-389

  Shim, Unjin ^a   Oh, Jee Young ^a   Lee, Hye Jin ^a   Hong, Young Sun ^a   Sung, Yeon Ah ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Obesity; Oligomenorrhea

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864806546     PISSN: 22336079     EISSN: 22336087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4093/dmj.2011.35.4.384     Document Type: Article

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