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Type 2 Diabetes - Reference

Written by - Dr. Reeja Tharu, M.Phil.,Ph.D

Medically Reviewed by - Dr. Sunil Shroff, MBBS, MS, FRCS (UK), D. Urol (Lond)

Last Updated on Feb 18, 2023

Reference

Childhood Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Tamara S. Hannon, MD, Goutham Rao, MD, Silva A. Arslanian, MD
Published online August 1, 2005
PEDIATRICS Vol. 116 No. 2 August 2005, pp. 473-480 (doi:10.1542/peds.2004-2536)
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Author: Dr. Reeja Tharu

Editor: Dr. Sunil Shroff

Technically Checked by: Lingaraj

Published on Jan 28, 2016
Last Updated on Feb 18, 2023

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