Hypertension and dyslipidemia in type 2 diabetes mellitus in United Arab Emirates

Australasian Medical Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 699-706

  Mathew, Elsheba ^a   Ahmed, Maha ^a   Hamid, Sumaira ^a   Abdulla, Fatima ^a   Batool, Khadija ^a  

^a GULF MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Dyslipidemia; Hypertension; Type2 diabetes mellitus; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE CONTROL; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 78349300154     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18361935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4066/AMJ.2010.504     Document Type: Article

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