Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 58, Issue 3 , Pages 173-177 , December 2002

Excess maternal transmission and familial aggregation of Type 2 diabetes in Sri Lanka

Received 14 June 2001 ,Revised 24 April 2002 ,Accepted 17 June 2002.

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Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
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