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Dietary and lifestyle factors contributing to insulin resistance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 April 2008

Patrick M. Bell
Patrick M. Bell
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Metabolic UnitRoyal Victoria Hospital, Belfast BT12 6BA
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Symposium on ‘Diabetes towards the year 2000’
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 56 , Issue 1B , March 1997 , pp. 263 - 272
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