Carotid intimo-medial thickness in type 2 diabetes and its correlation to coronary risk factors

 

Sanjay T Thorat¹, Mayur Kondewar², Omkar R Patil^3*

 

¹Associate Professor, ^2,3Jr. Resident, Department of Medicine, Krishna Institute of Medical Science, Karad, Maharashtra, INDIA.

Email: mayurkon@gmail.com

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