Childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes: The frightening epidemic

World Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 101-102

  Santoro, Nicola ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; METFORMIN; METFORMIN PLUS ROSIGLITAZONE; ROSIGLITAZONE;

BODY COMPOSITION; CELL FUNCTION; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DIABETIC PATIENT; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EARLY INTERVENTION; EATING HABIT; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; EXERCISE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT CONTROL;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EPIDEMICS; HUMANS; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878139391     PISSN: 17088569     EISSN: 18670687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12519-013-0410-8     Document Type: Editorial

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