Female gender is a social determinant of diabetes in the Caribbean: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Diabetes (DM) is estimated to affect 10-15% of the adult population in the Caribbean. Preventive efforts require population wide measures to address its social determinants. We undertook a systematic review to determine current knowledge about the social distribution of diabetes, its risk factors an...

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Main Authors: Natasha Sobers-Grannum, Madhuvanti M Murphy, Anders Nielsen, Cornelia Guell, T Alafia Samuels, Lisa Bishop, Nigel Unwin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4440736?pdf=render