Changes in the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in Bulgaria (2006–2012)

Clinical Medicine Insights: Endocrinology and Diabetes

Volumn 8, Issue , 2015, Pages 41-45

  Borissova, Ranna Maria ^a   Shinkov, Alexander ^a   Kovatcheva, Roussanka ^a   Vlahov, Jordan ^a   Dakovska, Lilia ^a   Todorov, Todor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ALEXANDROVSKA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Diabetes dynamic; Diabetes epidemic; Diabetes prevalence; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BULGARIA; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO;

EID: 84935020848     PISSN: 11795514     EISSN: 11795514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/CMed.s24742     Document Type: Article

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