The prevalence of type 2 diabetes among older people in Africa: A systematic review

The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 72-84

  Werfalli, Mahmoud ^a   Engel, Mark E ^a   Musekiwa, Alfred ^b   Kengne, Andre P ^a   Levitt, Naomi S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; DATA EXTRACTION; DATA SYNTHESIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; GENDER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SAMPLE SIZE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URBAN AREA; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VERY ELDERLY;

AFRICA; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84955357736     PISSN: 22138587     EISSN: 22138595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2213-8587(15)00363-0     Document Type: Review

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