Prevalence and awareness regarding diabetes mellitus in rural Tamaka, Kolar

International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 18-21

  Muninarayana, C ^a   Balachandra, G ^a   Hiremath, S ^a   Iyengar, Krishna ^a   Anil, N ^a  

^a SRI DEVARAJ URS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Hyperglycemia; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949632817     PISSN: 09733930     EISSN: 19983832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-3930.60005     Document Type: Article

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