Prevalence of diabetes mellitus and associated cardiovascular risk factors in an adult urban population in Paraguay

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 334-338

  Jimenez, J T ^a,c   Palacios, M ^a   Canete F ^b   Barriocanal, L A ^b   Medina, U ^a   Figueredo, R ^b   Martinez, S ^a   De Melgarejo, M V ^b   Weik, S ^b   Kiefer, R ^a   Alberti, K G M M ^b   Moreno Azorero, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ASUNCIÓN   (Paraguay)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Diabetes; Hypertension; Impaired glucose tolerance; Obesity; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAGUAY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PARAGUAY; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 15644373927     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9136(199804)15:4<334::AID-DIA575>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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