Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 24, Issue 2 , Pages 109-114 , March 2010

Assessment of insulin sensitivity/resistance and their relations with leptin concentrations and anthropometric measures in a pregnant population with and without gestational diabetes mellitus

  • Ozgur Yilmaz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Diyarbakir Military Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +90 5055569470 (Mobile).
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  • Mert Kucuk

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kasimpasa Military Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Aydin Ilgin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Diyarbakir Military Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey
    • ,
  • Muride Dagdelen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Van Kadin Hastalikları ve Cocuk Hastanesi, Van, Turkey

Received 25 May 2008 ,Revised 15 December 2008 ,Accepted 21 January 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2009.01.006

Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 24, Issue 2 , Pages 109-114 , March 2010

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