Serum leptin concentration in moderate and severe obesity: relationship with clinical, anthropometric and metabolic factors

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Internal medicineEndocrinologyLeptinBody mass indexBioelectrical impedance analysisMedicineObesityInsulin resistanceUric acidAnthropometryInsulin

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Year: 1999
Type: article
Volume: 23
Issue: 10
Pages: 1066-1073
Citations: 144
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                                    Antonio Liuzzi, 
                                
                                    G Savia, 
                                
                                    Mariantonella Tagliaferri
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1999). 
                            Serum leptin concentration in moderate and severe obesity: relationship with clinical, anthropometric and metabolic factors. 
                            International Journal of Obesity
                            , 23
                            (10)
                            , 1066-1073.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijo.0801036
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801036