Diabetes mellitus and Ramadan. A narrative review of literature

Italian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 247-254

  Das, Rajdeep ^a  

^a GULF MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Fasting; Ramadan

Indexed keywords

EID: 80155188205     PISSN: 17237815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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