Insulin resistance and its correlation with risk factors for developing diabetes mellitus in 100 Omani medical students

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Al Farai, Humaid H ^a   Al Aboodi, Issa ^b   Al Sawafi, Azza ^b   Al Busaidi, Noora ^b   Woodhouse, Nicholas ^b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Oman)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Body Mass Index; Diabetes; Insulin Resistance; Obesity; Oman; Young Adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904634503     PISSN: 2075051X     EISSN: 20750528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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