European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 40-45 , January 2008

Higher prevalence of risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus and subsequent higher incidence in men

  • Thomas Almdal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology 541 Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Denmark
    • Department of Endocrinology J Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev, Denmark
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Endocrinology 541, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, DK-2650 Hvidovre, Denmark. Tel.: +45 36322780.
    • ,
  • Henrik Scharling

      Affiliations

    • Copenhagen City Heart Study Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg, Denmark
    • ,
  • Jan Skov Jensen

      Affiliations

    • Copenhagen City Heart Study Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg, Denmark
    • Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Gentofte, Denmark
    • ,
  • Henrik Vestergaard

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology J Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev, Denmark

Received 3 June 2006 ,Revised 3 May 2007 ,Accepted 10 May 2007.

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PII: S0953-6205(07)00248-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2007.05.011

European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 40-45 , January 2008

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