Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 75, Issue 3 , Pages 333-338 , March 2007

Increased intima-media thickness of the carotid artery in Japanese female type 2 diabetic patients with ‘midband lipoprotein’

Received 5 April 2006 ,Revised 8 June 2006 ,Accepted 3 July 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2006.07.032

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 75, Issue 3 , Pages 333-338 , March 2007