The prevalence of autoimmune diabetes among diabetes mellitus patients in Kumasi, Ghana

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 2320-2325

  Agyei Frempong, M T ^a   Titty, F V K ^b   Owiredu, W K B A ^a   Eghan, B A ^a  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Autoantibody; HbA1c; Hypertension; LADA; Obesity

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; PANCREAS ISLET CELL ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 57749117087     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.2320.2325     Document Type: Article

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