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Journal of Thyroid Research
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 152850, 9 pages
doi:10.4061/2011/152850
Review Article
Why Can Insulin Resistance Be a Natural Consequence of Thyroid Dysfunction?
Department of Endocrinology, Dr. César Milstein Hospital, La Rioja 951, C1221ACI, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Received 21 April 2011; Accepted 5 July 2011
Academic Editor: Masanobu Yamada
Copyright © 2011 Gabriela Brenta. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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