The assessment of insulin resistance in man.
BACKGROUND: Insulin resistance exists when a normal concentration of insulin produces a less than normal biological response. The ability to measure insulin resistance is important in order to understand the aetiopathology of Type 2 diabetes, to examine the epidemiology and to assess the effects of...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2002
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