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Prevalence of diabetes among homeless and slum dwellers in Accra, Ghana: a survey study

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed at determining diabetes status of homeless people in Nima and Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana and to evaluate the association between socio-demographic characteristics and diabetes prevalence. RESULTS: A total of 130 homeless and slum dwellers took part in the study out of whi...

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Autores principales:	Bawah, Ahmed Tijani, Abaka-Yawson, Albert, Seini, Mohammed Mustapha, Yeboah, Francis Agyemang, Ngala, Robert Amadu
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2019
Materias:	Research Note
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6740017/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31511082 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4613-5

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