Published in Obes Surg on May 01, 2012
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Higher dietary fructose is associated with impaired hepatic adenosine triphosphate homeostasis in obese individuals with type 2 diabetes. Hepatology (2012) 1.57
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Validating the adapted Diabetes Complications Severity Index in claims data. Am J Manag Care (2012) 1.47
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Refining the definition of perioperative mortality following hepatectomy using death within 90 days as the standard criterion. HPB (Oxford) (2011) 1.44
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Laboratory testing for and diagnosis of nutritional deficiencies in pregnancy before and after bariatric surgery. J Womens Health (Larchmt) (2013) 1.42
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Effect of a 12-month intensive lifestyle intervention on hepatic steatosis in adults with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care (2010) 1.40
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Defining nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: implications for epidemiologic studies. Gastroenterology (2003) 1.25
Does genetic ancestry explain higher values of glycated hemoglobin in African Americans? Diabetes (2011) 1.23
The long-term effectiveness of a lifestyle intervention in severely obese individuals. Am J Med (2013) 1.22
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Sleep apnea predicts distinct alterations in glucose homeostasis and biomarkers in obese adults with normal and impaired glucose metabolism. Cardiovasc Diabetol (2010) 1.19
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