Plasma glucose, creatinine and urea levels in type 2 diabetic patients attending a Nigerian teaching hospital

Research Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-3

  Idonije, Blessing O ^a   Festus, Oloruntoba ^a   Oluba, Olarewaju M ^b  

^a AMBROSE ALLI UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b JOSEPH AYOBABALOLA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Concentrations; Edo state; Ekpoma; Nigeria; Plasma glucose; Urea

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; GLUCOSE; UREA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 79951634126     PISSN: 18159346     EISSN: 19936095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjmsci.2011.1.3     Document Type: Article

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