Higher pulse pressure, systolic arterial hypertension, duration of diabetes and family history of diabetes in Central Africans

International Journal of Diabetes and Metabolism

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-23

  Longo Mbenza, Benjamin ^a   Nkondi Mbadi, A Nsungu J ^b   Mbungu Fuele, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KINSHASA   (Congo)

^b General Hospital of Kinshasa   (Congo)

^c Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics   (Congo)

Author keywords

Africans; Diabetic retinopathy; Prevalence; Pulse pressure; Risk factors; Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CENTRAL AFRICA; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE DURATION; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PULSE PRESSURE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; STEREO COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; URBAN AREA; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 70349561852     PISSN: 16067754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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