Prevalence of obesity in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Yemen

International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Al Sharafi, Butheinah A ^a   Gunaid, Abdallah A ^a  

^a SANA A UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

Author keywords

Body mass index; HbA1c; Obesity; Overweight; Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; YEMEN;

EID: 84900313244     PISSN: 1726913X     EISSN: 17269148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/ijem.13633     Document Type: Article

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