Endocrinol Metab.  2012 Dec;27(4):341-342. 10.3803/EnM.2012.27.4.341.

Response: The Association between Low Serum Bilirubin and Carotid Atherosclerosis in Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes

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  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Korea.

Abstract

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MeSH Terms

Bilirubin
Carotid Artery Diseases
Bilirubin

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