Diabetes in Mozambique: Prevalence, management and healthcare challenges

Diabetes and Metabolism

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 237-244

  Silva Matos, C ^a   Gomes, A ^b,c   Azevedo, A ^b,c   Damasceno, A ^d   Prista, A ^e   Lunet, N ^b,c  

^a Mozambique Ministry of Health   (Mozambique)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

^e Universidade Pedagógica Campus de Lhanguene   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

Africa; Diabetes; Epidemiology; Fasting hyperglycaemia; Mozambique; Prevalence; STEPS

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET RESTRICTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOZAMBIQUE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; MOZAMBIQUE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79958822098     PISSN: 12623636     EISSN: 18781780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabet.2010.10.006     Document Type: Article

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