Diabetes Metab J.  2019 Feb;43(1):125-126. 10.4093/dmj.2019.0028.

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

• Han SJ
• Boyko EJ

• KMID: 2460980
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4093/dmj.2019.0028

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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