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Serum C-peptide levels as an independent predictor of diabetes mellitus mortality in non-diabetic individuals

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We thank members of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention and the participants who enrolled in the study. This work was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (Grant Number, 2012R1A1A3017058).

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  1. Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Health and Environment, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

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  2. Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, San 5, Wonchon-dong, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 443-721, Republic of Korea

    Kyoung-Bok Min

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Min, JY., Min, KB. Serum C-peptide levels as an independent predictor of diabetes mellitus mortality in non-diabetic individuals. Eur J Epidemiol 28, 771–774 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-013-9836-5

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