Diagnosis, classification, and treatment of diabetes

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 343, Issue 7824, 2011, Pages

  Farmer, Andrew ^a   Fox, Robin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

AGE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BODY MASS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EDITORIAL; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HNF1A GENE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN TREATMENT; KETOACIDOSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84859001110     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d3319     Document Type: Editorial

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