Diabetes Metab J.  2019 Feb;43(1):123-124. 10.4093/dmj.2019.0026.

Letter: Association of Thigh Muscle Mass with Insulin Resistance and Incident Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Japanese Americans (Diabetes Metab J 2018;42:488–95)

• Cho NH
• Kim HS

• KMID: 2460979
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4093/dmj.2019.0026

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Asian Americans*
Asian Continental Ancestry Group*
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2*
Humans
Insulin Resistance*
Insulin*
Thigh*
Insulin

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