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High-sensitivity C-reactive protein and metabolic syndrome (insulin resistance syndrome), including nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Niigata Prefectural Yoshida Hospital, 32-14 Yoshida Daibochou, Tsubame, 950-1197, Japan

    Eiji Oda

  2. Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences, Niigata, Japan

    Kenichi Watanabe

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Oda, E., Watanabe, K. High-sensitivity C-reactive protein and metabolic syndrome (insulin resistance syndrome), including nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. J Gastroenterol 43, 312–313 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00535-008-2175-8

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