The diabetes pandemic

Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 8-9

  Campbell, Andrew W ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; ECONOMICS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PANDEMIC; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PANDEMICS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84858828112     PISSN: 10786791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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