Serum Leptin Concentrations in Turkish Parkinson’s Disease Population
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Serum Leptin Concentrations in Turkish Parkinson's Disease Population
Objectives. To investigate leptin levels and their relationship to body composition and demographic and clinical characteristics of Turkish patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Patients and Methods. Forty eligible PD patients and 25 healthy controls were included in the study. Body composition measurements (height, weight, waist circumference (WC), and body mass index (BMI)) of the whole sam...
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عنوان ژورنال: Parkinson's Disease
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2090-8083,2042-0080
DOI: 10.1155/2014/576020