Should rural Latin America align to the international diabetes rise forecasts?

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2012, Pages e1-e2

  Pillay, Timesh D ^a   Bernabe Ortiz, Antonio ^b   Málaga, Germán ^b   Miranda, J Jaime ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CRONICAS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN CHRONIC DISEASES   (Peru)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

BLOOD SAMPLING; DIABETES MELLITUS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PUBLICATION; RURAL POPULATION; SELF REPORT; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; TREND STUDY;

EID: 84864079104     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: 18728227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2012.02.003     Document Type: Letter

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