Cross-sectional study on the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in non-selected Bulgarian population

Endokrinologya

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 42-49

  Borissova, Anna Maria ^a,c   Kovatcheva, Russanka ^a   Shinkov, Alexander ^a   Atanassova, Iliana ^a   Vukov, Mirtsho ^a,b   Aslanova, Nina ^a   Vlachov, Jordan ^a   Dakovska, Lilia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ALEXANDROVSKA   (Bulgaria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^c USTTE   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Diabetes prevalence; Programs for early diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BULGARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 54049140045     PISSN: 13108131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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