Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Volume 22, Issue 3 , Pages 503-515 , June 2008

Pathophysiology of insulin resistance in subjects born small for gestational age

  • Jacques Beltrand, MD (Doctor)

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. INSERM, U690, 48 Boulevard Serurier, Paris, FR-75019, France. Tel.: +33 622170145; Fax: +33 140409195.
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  • Claire Lévy-Marchal, MD (Doctor)

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doi: 10.1016/j.beem.2008.01.015

Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Volume 22, Issue 3 , Pages 503-515 , June 2008

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