Prevalence of diabetes mellitus among Bahrainis attending primary health care centres

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 274-282

  Al Zurba, Farouq I ^a   Al Garf, Ahmad ^a  

^a Primary Care   (Bahrain)

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EID: 0007466685     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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