Diabetes Metab J.  2011 Aug;35(4):429-430. 10.4093/dmj.2011.35.4.429.

Response: The Effect of an Angiotensin Receptor Blocker on Arterial Stiffness in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients with Hypertension (Diabetes Metab J 2011;35:236-42)

• Kim JH
• Oh SJ
• Lee JM
• Hong EG
• Yu JM
• Han KA
• Min KW
• Son HS
• Chang SA

• KMID: 2281652
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4093/dmj.2011.35.4.429

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Angiotensins
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Humans
Hypertension
Vascular Stiffness
Angiotensins

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