Does growing up at high altitude pose a risk factor for type 2 diabetes?

Martin Burtscher; Hannes Gatterer; Johannes Burtscher; Martin Burtscher; Hannes Gatterer; Johannes Burtscher

doi:10.3934/publichealth.2019.1.96

AIMS Public Health

2019, Volume 6, Issue 1: 96-98. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2019.1.96

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Does growing up at high altitude pose a risk factor for type 2 diabetes?

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Department of Sport Science, University of Innsbruck, Austria
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Austrian Society for Alpine and Mountain Medicine, Austria
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Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, EURAC Research, Bolzano, Italy
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Laboratory of molecular and chemical biology of neurodegeneration, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland

Received: 05 February 2019 Accepted: 01 March 2019 Published: 06 March 2019

Citation: Martin Burtscher, Hannes Gatterer, Johannes Burtscher. Does growing up at high altitude pose a risk factor for type 2 diabetes?[J]. AIMS Public Health, 2019, 6(1): 96-98. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2019.1.96

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