Modifiable risk factors for Type 2 diabetes mellitus in a peri‐urban community in South Africa
- 1 November 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Diabetic Medicine
- Vol. 16 (11), 946-950
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1464-5491.1999.00185.x
Abstract
Aims To investigate the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and its risk factors in a working class peri‐urban community in South Africa. Methods A cross‐sectional descriptive study was con...Keywords
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