Endocrinol Metab.  2016 Jun;31(2):347-348. 10.3803/EnM.2016.31.2.347.

Response: Characterization of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes according to Body Mass Index: Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2007 to 2011 (Endocrinol Metab 2015;30:514-21, Dong-Hwa Lee et al.)

• Choi SH

• KMID: 2308868
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3803/EnM.2016.31.2.347

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Body Mass Index*
Humans
Korea*
Nutrition Surveys*

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