Epidemiological and clinical patterns of diabetes mellitus in Benghazi, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 6-13

  Kadiki, O A ^a   Roaed, R B M ^a  

^a Benghazi Diabetic Clinic   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARAB; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARABS; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LIBYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0032600863     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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