Trend of diabetic admissions in Tikur Anbessa and St. Paul's university teaching Hospitals from january 2005-december 2009, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Ethiopian Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 231-238

  Adem, Amir ^a   Demis, Tilahun ^a   Feleke, Yeweyenhareg ^a  

^a Division of Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Diabetic admissions; Diabetic foot; Diabetic Ketoacidosis; Diabetic nephropathy; Diabetic neuropatlry; Diabetic retinopathy; Infection; Trend

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053627042     PISSN: 00141755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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