Impact of the individual components of the metabolic syndrome and their different combinations on the prevalence of atherosclerotic vascular disease in type 2 diabetes: the Diabetes in Germany (DIG) study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>One of the major controversies surrounding the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in type 2 diabetes is whether its single components act synergistically as risk factors for atherosclerotic vascular disease (AVD). We aimed to answer this by e...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-04-01
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Series: | Cardiovascular Diabetology |
Online Access: | http://www.cardiab.com/content/6/1/13 |