Diabetes in Africa: The situation in the Seychelles

Heart

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 506-507

  Bovet, P ^a,b   Gabriel, A ^a   Shamlaye, C ^a   Paccaud, F ^b  

^a Ministry of Health and Social Development   (Seychelles)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

AFRICA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; LETTER; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MICROALBUMINURIA; OBESITY; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEYCHELLES;

ADULT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEYCHELLES;

EID: 61949332126     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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