Diabetes in urban Guinea-Bissau; patient characteristics, mortality and prevalence of undiagnosed dysglycemia

Diabetes in urban Guinea-Bissau; patient characteristics, mortality and prevalence of undiagnosed dysglycemia

Background The burden of diabetes mellitus in Sub-Saharan Africa is growing rapidly, and yet the prevalence and patient characteristics are still largely unknown. Objectives We analyzed clinical and demographic characteristics of Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) patients attending a diabetes clinic in Guinea-...

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Main Authors: Stine Byberg, Camilla Bundesen, Frauke Rudolf, Thorny Linda Haraldsdottir, Lamine Indjai, Rui Barai, Henning Beck-Nielsen, Morten Sodemann, Dorte Møller Jensen, Morten Bjerregaard-Andersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-12-01
Series:Global Health Action
Subjects:
type 2 diabetes mellitus
africa
guinea-bissau
community burden
risk factors
mortality
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2020.1802136

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2020.1802136

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