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A cross-sectional study of knowledge and awareness of type 2 diabetes mellitus in a student population in Ghana: do demographics and lifestyle make a difference

OBJECTIVE: To determine the level of knowledge and awareness of type 2 diabetes among undergraduate students and to investigate demographic and lifestyle variables associated with students’ level of knowledge and awareness. DESIGN: Students from the University of Ghana (n = 726) were administered qu...

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Autor principal:	Amankwah-Poku, Margaret
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Routledge 2019
Materias:	Articles
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8114398/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34040849 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21642850.2019.1637261

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