EVALUATING INSULIN RESISTANCE IN CHILDREN: A CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF MINIMAL MODELS
Childhood obesity has followed, during the last two decades, an ascending trend. Insulin resistance (IR) is central to the pathophysiology of obesity. So far, several methods of assessing IR have been proposed. We aimed to evaluate critically some of the simplest methods used to assess IR in the p...
Main Authors: | Corina Pienar, Ramona Stroescu, Adela Chirita-Emandi, Andreea Dobrescu, Maria Puiu |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Amaltea Medical Publishing House
2014-03-01
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Series: | Romanian Journal of Pediatrics |
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Online Access: | https://revistemedicale.amaltea.ro/Romanian_Journal_of_PEDIATRICS/Revista_Romana_de_PEDIATRIE-2014-Nr.1/EN/RJP_2014_1_EN_Art-06.pdf |
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