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A Cross-Sectional Study of the Association Between Persistent Organic Pollutants and Glucose Intolerance among Greenland Inuit

2008

Jørgensen, M.E., Borch-Johnsen, K., & Bjerregaard, P.

Springer

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The authors test the hypothesis that persistent organic pollutants (POPs) may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes. They do so by studying the association between POPs and glucose intolerance and markers of insulin resistance and insulin secretion among the Inuit population of Greenland.

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A Cross-Sectional Study of the Association Between Persistent Organic Pollutants and Glucose Intolerance among Greenland Inuit

Jørgensen, M.E., Borch-Johnsen, K., & Bjerregaard, P. (2008). A cross-sectional study of the association between persistent organic pollutants and glucose intolerance among Greenland Inuit. Diabetologia, 51, 1416-1422.

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