International Journal of Endocrinology
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 173281, 4 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/173281
Research Article
Relationship between Serum Lipoprotein Ratios and Insulin Resistance in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Department of Endocrinology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Suzhou University, Changzhou 213003, China
Received 22 March 2012; Accepted 26 April 2012
Academic Editor: Panayota Mitrou
Copyright © 2012 Shou-Kui Xiang et al. 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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