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Prevalence and trends of the diabetes epidemic in South Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus has reached epidemic proportions worldwide. South Asians are known to have an increased predisposition for diabetes which has become an important health concern in the region. We discuss the prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes in South Asia and explore the different...

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Autores principales: Jayawardena, Ranil, Ranasinghe, Priyanga, Byrne, Nuala M, Soares, Mario J, Katulanda, Prasad, Hills, Andrew P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3447674/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22630043
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-380