Inequalities in the prevalence of diabetes mellitus and its risk factors in Sri Lanka: a lower middle income country

Inequalities in the prevalence of diabetes mellitus and its risk factors in Sri Lanka: a lower middle income country

Abstract Background Explorations into quantifying the inequalities for diabetes mellitus (DM) and its risk factors are scarce in low and lower middle income countries (LICs/LMICs). The aims of this study were to assess the inequalities of DM and its risk factors in a suburban district of Sri Lanka....

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Main Authors: Ambepitiyawaduge Pubudu De Silva, Sudirikku Hennadige Padmal De Silva, Rashan Haniffa, Isurujith Kongala Liyanage, Saroj Jayasinghe, Prasad Katulanda, Chandrika Neelakanthi Wijeratne, Sumedha Wijeratne, Lalini Chandika Rajapaksa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
Subjects:
Inequalities
Diabetes mellitus
Risk factors of diabetes mellitus
Lower middle income country
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-018-0759-3

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