Hypertension, obesity and central obesity in diabetics and non diabetics in Southern Ethiopia

Ethiopian Journal of Health Development

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 145-147

  Giday, Araya ^a   Wolde, Mistire ^b   Yihdego, Dawit ^a  

^a HAWASSA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

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EID: 79958130508     PISSN: 10216790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ejhd.v24i2.62964     Document Type: Article

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