C-Reactive Protein, Insulin Resistance, Central Obesity, and Coronary Heart Disease Risk in Indian Asians From the United Kingdom Compared With European Whites
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- 10 July 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 104 (2) , 145-150
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.104.2.145
Abstract
Background— Indian Asians in the United Kingdom have increased coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality compared with European whites, but the causes are not well understood. Increased circulating co...Keywords
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