Familial aggregation of T2DM among Arab diabetic population

International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 90-92

  Bener, Abdulbari ^a,b,d   Yousafzai, Mohammad Tahir ^a   Al Hamaq, Abdulla Omar ^c  

^a HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c QATAR FOUNDATION   (Qatar)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Family history; Genetic disorders; Parental transmission

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866251015     PISSN: 09733930     EISSN: 19983832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13410-012-0071-5     Document Type: Article

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