Gut Hormones, Obesity, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Malignancy, and Lipodystrophy Syndromes
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Gut hormones, obesity, polycystic ovarian syndrome, malignancy, and lipodystrophy syndromes.
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عنوان ژورنال: Diabetes Care
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0149-5992,1935-5548
DOI: 10.2337/dc07-zb07