Prevalence and Risk Factors of Type 2 Diabetes in the Adults in Haikou City, Hainan Island, China

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) occurs around the world with high prevalence and causes serious physical harm and economic burden to the afflicted. Haikou City is China’s southernmost tropical island city, which has not been previously studied for its T2DM prevalence. The objective of th...

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Main Authors: Zhenfang Xia, Zhuansuo Wang, Qunfang Cai, Jianjun Yang, Xuan Zhang, Tubao Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-03-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:http://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/IJPH/article/view/2884/2094