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Anemia in type 2 diabetic patients and correlation with kidney function in a tertiary care sub-Saharan African hospital: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Anemia is common in diabetic patients and increases morbidity and mortality, but its burden has been less well characterized in sub-Saharan Africans. We determined the prevalence of anemia and investigated the related factors, with a particular focus on the role of declining renal functi...

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Autores principales: Feteh, Vitalis F., Choukem, Simeon-Pierre, Kengne, Andre-Pascal, Nebongo, Daniel N., Ngowe-Ngowe, Marcelin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4799843/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26994993
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12882-016-0247-1