Hyperinsulinemia in nondiabetic, both obese and nonobese patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
โ Scribed by Abdullah Sonsuz; Metin Basaranoglu; Muammer Bilir; Hakan Senturk; Perihan Akin
- Book ID
- 119392143
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 20 KB
- Volume
- 97
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9270
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