Insulin resistance in obese pre-pubertal children: Relation to body composition
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عنوان ژورنال: Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1110-8630
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmhg.2014.03.002