Plasma leptin is independently associated with the intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery
- 1 June 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in International Journal of Obesity
- Vol. 25 (6), 805-810
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijo.0801623
Abstract
International Journal of Obesity is a monthly, multi-disciplinary forum for papers describing basic, clinical and applied studies in biochemistry, genetics and nutrition, together with molecular, metabolic, psychological and epidemiological aspects of obesity and related disordersKeywords
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