The Association of Central Obesity with Type 2 Diabetes among Koreans according to the Serum Gamma-Glutamyltransferase Level: Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study
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Shin, Ji-Yeon
(Department of Preventive Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine)
Hwang, Jun-Hyun (Department of Preventive Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) Jeong, Jin-Young (Hallym Research Institute of Clinical Epidermiology, Hallym University College of Medicine) Kim, Sung-Hi (Department of Family Medicine, Daegu Catholic University Hospital) Moon, Jai-Dong (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Chonnam National University College of Medicine) Roh, Sang-Chul (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine College of Medicine, Dankook University) Kim, Young-Wook (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Masan Samsung Hospital) Kim, Yang-Ho (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Leem, Jong-Han (Department of Social.Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine) Ju, Young-Su (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital) Hong, Young-Seoub (Department of Preventive Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine) Ha, Eun-Hee (Department of Preventive Medicine, Ewha Womans University Medical School, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine) Lee, Yong-Hwan (Department of Preventive Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine) Lee, Duk-Hee (Department of Preventive Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine) Kim, Dong-Hyun (Hallym Research Institute of Clinical Epidermiology, Hallym University College of Medicine) |
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