Diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa: Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa and Zambia

International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 101-108

  Azevedo, Mario ^a   Alla, Sridevi ^b  

^a JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Amputations; Diabetes; Hyperglycemia; Insulin; Neuropathy; Tropical diabetes; World diabetes foundation

Indexed keywords

EID: 59449089222     PISSN: 09733930     EISSN: 19983832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-3930.45268     Document Type: Review

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