Diabetes and hypertension in the Americas

West Indian Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 262-265

  Barcelo A ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LATIN AMERICA; LIFE STYLE; PATIENT EDUCATION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034573573     PISSN: 00433144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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