Prevalence of known diabetes mellitus in a central region of Italy

Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-8

  Fabietti, P G ^a   Santeusanio, F ^a   Iorio, M ^a   Messini, B ^a   Giovannini, G ^b   Nicolucci, A ^c   Carinci, F ^c   Massi Benedetti, M ^a   Brunetti, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b Health Care Office Umbria Region   (Italy)

^c Consorzio Mano Negri Sud S Maria I ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Epidemiology; Health care; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ITALY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SYRINGE; TEST STRIP;

EID: 0029991957     PISSN: 03943402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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