Diabetes in the Africa region: An update

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 197-205

  Peer, Nasheeta ^a   Kengne, Andre Pascal ^a   Motala, Ayesha A ^b   Mbanya, Jean Claude ^c  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Africa; Complications; Diabetes mellitus; Incidence; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; COMOROS; CONGO; DJIBOUTI; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GABON; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INCIDENCE; INCOME; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; REUNION; RISK FACTOR; SEYCHELLES; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH AFRICA; TANZANIA; TUBERCULOSIS; WESTERN SAHARA; ZIMBABWE; ADULT; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INCOME; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895785417     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: 18728227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2013.11.006     Document Type: Article

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