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Prevalence of Diabetes among Migrant Women and Duration of Residence in the United Arab Emirates: A Cross Sectional Study

BACKGROUND: The prevalence rate of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the highest in United Arab Emirates (UAE), however data for the expatriate population is limited. This study aimed to identify the prevalence of T2DM amongst migrant women and test the hypothesis that acculturation (measure...

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Autores principales: Shah, Syed M., Ali, Raghib, Loney, Tom, Aziz, Faisal, ElBarazi, Iffat, Al Dhaheri, Salma, Farooqi, M. Hamed, Blair, Iain
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5242528/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28099445
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0169949