Diabetes in Africa: The new pandemic - Report on the 19th World Diabetes Congress, Cape Town, December 2006

South African Family Practice

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 44-50

  Mash, R J ^a   De Vries, E ^b   Abdul, I ^b   Mash, Bob ^c  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; ATORVASTATIN; GLIBENCLAMIDE; METFORMIN; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; RIMONABANT; ROSIGLITAZONE; STAVUDINE;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIFESTYLE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PANDEMIC; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 34548472663     PISSN: 20786190     EISSN: 20786204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2007.10873579     Document Type: Conference Paper

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