Diabetes in Sub Saharan Africa 1999-2011: Epidemiology and public health implications. A systematic review

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Hall, Victoria ^a   Thomsen, Reimar ^b   Henriksen, Ole ^c   Lohse, Nicolai ^c  

^a Private Practice   (United Kingdom)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c NOVO NORDISK A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 79960561758     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-564     Document Type: Article

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