Frequency of abo blood groups among the diabetes mellitus type 2 patients

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 453-455

  Azam Qureshi, Muhammad ^a   Bhatti, Rashida ^b  

^a ISRA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SINDH   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

ABO blood groups; Diabetes type 2; Frequency

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP A; BLOOD GROUP AB; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP B; BLOOD GROUP O; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS;

EID: 0041381124     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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