Prevalence of diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance in patients with decompensated cirrhosis being evaluated for liver transplantation: the utility of oral glucose tolerance test
CONTEXT: Cirrhosis, diabetes mellitus, impaired glucose tolerance, insulin resistance, and protein calorie malnutrition are important issues in cirrhotic patients because they can increase the progression of liver disease and worsen its prognosis. OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of diabetes me...
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Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE)
2010-03-01
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Col·lecció: | Arquivos de Gastroenterologia |
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Accés en línia: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032010000100005 |