The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 119, Issue 5, Supplement 1 , Pages S10-S16 , May 2006

Etiology of Insulin Resistance

  • Kitt Falk Petersen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Kitt Falk Petersen, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520.
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  • Gerald I. Shulman, MD, PhD

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.01.009

The American Journal of Medicine
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