Preventing diabetes and atherosclerosis in sub-Saharan Africa: Should the metabolic syndrome have a role?

Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 161-167

  Imoisili, Omoye E ^b   Sumner, Anne E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 82555188939     PISSN: 19329520     EISSN: 19329563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12170-009-0026-7     Document Type: Article

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