Prevalence of diabetes mellitus and impaired fasting glucose levels in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia: Results of a screening campaign

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 923-930

  Al Baghli, Nadiraa A ^a   Al Ghamdi, A J ^a   Al Turki, K A ^a   Al Elq, A H ^b   El Zubaier, A G ^c   Bahnassy, A ^c  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

^b IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Department of Family and Community Medicine ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Prevalence; Saudi Arabia; Screening

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET RESTRICTION; DISORDERS OF CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; IMPAIRED FASTING GLUCOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79951826760     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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