Diabetes screening in Basrah, Iraq: A population-based cross-sectional study

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 147-150

  Mansour, Abbas Ali ^a   Wanoose, Header Laftah ^b   Hani, Ibrahem ^a   Abed Alzahrea, Akeal ^c   Wanoose, Hameed Laftah ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASRAH   (Iraq)

^b Al Kas Primary Health Care Center   (Iraq)

^c Om Al Shwage Primary Health Care Center   (Iraq)

^d Al Faiha Hospital Basrah   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Iraq; Screening

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; IRAQ; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; SCREENING;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; IRAQ; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 37549008366     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2007.07.016     Document Type: Article

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