Do we have a diabetes epidemic in Libya?
It is estimated by the World Health Organization (WHO) that 3% of the world’s population (194 million) have diabetes and the prevalence is expected to double by the year 2025 to 6.3% [1]. According to WHO, it is estimated that there were 88,000 diabetics in Libya the year 2000. This prevalence is es...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2006-10-01
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| Series: | Libyan Journal of Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://www.ljm.org.ly/articles/dec06/AOP061016.pdf |