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CONTENTS
61 Red cell distribution width is correlated with extensive coronary artery
disease in patients with diabetes mellitus
A Celik, M Karayakali, F Altunkas, K Karaman, A Arisoy, K Ceyhan,
H Kadi, F Koc
66 Role of melatonin in glucose uptake by cardiomyocytes from insulin-
resistant Wistar rats
F Nduhirabandi, B Huisamen, H Strijdom, A Lochner
74 Prevalence of obesity and body size perceptions in urban and rural
Senegal: new insight on the epidemiological transition in West Africa
E Macia, E Cohen, L Gueye, G Boetsch, P Duboz
81
Drug Trends in Diabetes
83
Diabetes News
42
VOLUME 14 NUMBER 2 • DECEMBER 2017