Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 65, Issue 2 , Pages 117-124 , August 2004

Lack of excess maternal transmission of type 2 diabetes in a Korean population

  • D.J Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Koyang, South Korea
    • ,
  • N.H Cho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
    • ,
  • J.H Noh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Koyang, South Korea
    • ,
  • M.-S Lee

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50 Ilwon-dong Kangnam-ku, Seoul 135-710, South Korea
    • ,
  • M.-K Lee

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50 Ilwon-dong Kangnam-ku, Seoul 135-710, South Korea
    • ,
  • K.-W Kim

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50 Ilwon-dong Kangnam-ku, Seoul 135-710, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +82-2-3410-3430; fax: +82-2-3410-3849.

,Revised 6 November 2003 ,Accepted 26 November 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2003.11.020

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 65, Issue 2 , Pages 117-124 , August 2004

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