Clinical implications of glucose variability: Chronic complications of diabetes

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 167-174

  Jung, Hye Seung ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Glucose variability; Macrovascular complications; Microvascular complications

Indexed keywords

EID: 84955480602     PISSN: 2093596X     EISSN: 20935978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3803/EnM.2015.30.2.167     Document Type: Review

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