Known type 2 diabetes mellitus among the Kuwaiti population. A prevalence study

Acta Diabetologica

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 145-149

  Abdella, N ^a   Khogali, M ^a,d   Al Ali, S ^b   Gumaa, K ^a,e   Bajaj, J ^c  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kuwait)

^c ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^d AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^e SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Familial aggregation; Kuwait; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KUWAIT; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029742834     PISSN: 09405429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00569425     Document Type: Article

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