Ramadan fasting and diabetes mellitus

Archives of Iranian Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 237-242

  Azizi, Fereidoun ^a   Siahkolah, Bhenam ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Ramadan fasting

Indexed keywords

C PEPTIDE; CHOLESTEROL; FRUCTOSAMINE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

BODY WEIGHT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; DIET RESTRICTION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RELIGION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

EID: 1342333677     PISSN: 10292977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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