Hyperinsulinemia and Related Atherosclerotic Risk Factors in the Population at Cardiovascular Risk: A Community-based Study
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Chemistry
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0009-9147,1530-8561
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/45.6.838