Malnutrition a risk factor for myocardial infarction in patients with type-2 diabetes

Rawal Medical Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-60

  Laghari, Arshad Hussain ^a   Memon, Allah Nawaz ^a   Memon, Muhammad Saleh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SINDH   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Malnutrition; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; GLOBULIN; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DIABETIC PATIENT; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LIPID STORAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PAKISTAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PYRIDOXINE DEFICIENCY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 77957024797     PISSN: 03035212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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