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MedicineInsulin resistanceWeight gainDiabetes mellitusGlycemicType 2 diabetesOverweightInternal medicineType 2 Diabetes MellitusEndocrinologyAdipose tissueInsulinWeight lossObesityBody weight
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- 2003
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- review
- Volume
- 115
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 42-48
- Citations
- 286
- Access
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Vivian Fonseca
(2003).
Effect of thiazolidinediones on body weight in patients with diabetes mellitus.
The American Journal of Medicine
, 115
(8)
, 42-48.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2003.09.005
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- DOI
- 10.1016/j.amjmed.2003.09.005