The prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in the United Arab Emirates: Justification for the establishment of the Emirates Family Registry

International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-32

  Alsafar, Habiba ^a   Jama Alol, Khadra A ^b   Hassoun, Ahmed A K ^c   Tay, Guan K ^b  

^a KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c DUBAI HEALTH AUTHORITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Arab; Emirates Family Registry; Type 2 Diabetes; UAE

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859889890     PISSN: 09733930     EISSN: 19983832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13410-012-0062-6     Document Type: Article

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