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High Prevalence of Cardio-Metabolic Risk Factors in a Young Urban Sri-Lankan Population
BACKGROUND: South-Asian's are predisposed to early onset type 2 diabetes (T2DM). The prevalence of cardio-metabolic risk-factors in young Sri-Lankans is unknown. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: To determine by questionnaire and anthropometry the prevalence of first degree family history (FH) of...
Autores principales: | Wijesuriya, Mahen, Gulliford, Martin, Charlton, Judith, Vasantharaja, Laksha, Viberti, Giancarlo, Gnudi, Luigi, Karalliedde, Janaka |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3278419/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22348068 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0031309 |
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