Type 2 diabetes mellitus among children and adolescents in Al-Ain: A case series

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 788-797

  Punnose, J ^a   Agarwal, M M ^b   Bin Uthman, S ^a  

^a AL AIN HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIGUANIDE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLICLAZIDE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; METFORMIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; PANCREAS ISLET CELL ANTIBODY; SULFONYLUREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET THERAPY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; ONSET AGE; PUBERTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; BLOOD GLUCOSE; C-PEPTIDE; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FASTING; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; MALE; OBESITY; PEDIGREE; PUBERTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 33646204371     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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