Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and the Metabolic Syndrome
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Metabolic Syndrome in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Iran
Background The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) has been studied in different populations, but their results were so controversial regarding Iranian women. These controversial data indicated the need for more investigation of MetS characteristics in PCOS patients in our population. So this study aimed to evaluate the clinical and laboratory characteris...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Diabetes
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0891-8929,0891-8929
DOI: 10.2337/diaclin.21.4.154