Diabetes mellitus is the most common endocrine disease, accounting for over 200 million people affected worldwide. It is characterized by a lack of insulin secretion and/or increased cellular resistance to insulin, resulting in hyperglycemia and other metabolic disturbances. People with diabetes suf
The global challenge of type 2 diabetes and the strategies for response in ethnic minority groups
β Scribed by Flavio Lirussi
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 207 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1520-7552
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