Primary Care Diabetes
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 49-56 , February 2009

Is having a family history of type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease a predictive factor for metabolic syndrome?

  • Alison J. Dunkley

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, 22-28 Princess Road West, Leicester LE1 6TP, United Kingdom. Tel.: +44 116 252 3212; fax: +44 116 252 5413.
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  • Nicholas A. Taub

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Melanie J. Davies

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Margaret A. Stone

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Kamlesh Khunti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, United Kingdom

Received 27 November 2008 ,Accepted 1 February 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2009.02.002

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