India - Diabetes capital of the world: Now heading towards hypertension

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 55, Issue MAY, 2007, Pages 323-324

  Joshi, Shashank R ^a   Parikh, Rakesh M ^b  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^b S K Soni Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; PREVALENCE;

DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; PREVALENCE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 34247857487     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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