Prevalence of diabetes mellitus in a Saudi community

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 438-442

  Karim, Anjum ^a   Ogbeide, Danny O ^a   Siddiqui, Saima ^a   Al Khalifa, Ibrahim M ^a  

^a The General Directorate of Armed Forces Health Services   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Mellitus; Population; Prevalence; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HUMANS; INFANT; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0034189168     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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