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The relationship between the levels of plasma total homocysteine and insulin resistance in uncomplicated mild-to-moderate primary hypertension

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  1. Department of Nephrology, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey

    S Ustundag & S Sen

  2. Department of Endocrinology, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey

    E Arikan

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey

    H Esgin

  4. Deparment of Nuclear Medicine, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey

    S Ciftci

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Ustundag, S., Arikan, E., Sen, S. et al. The relationship between the levels of plasma total homocysteine and insulin resistance in uncomplicated mild-to-moderate primary hypertension. J Hum Hypertens 20, 379–381 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jhh.1001986

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