Does Sickle Cell Disease Protect Against Diabetes Mellitus? : Cross-sectional study

Does Sickle Cell Disease Protect Against Diabetes Mellitus? : Cross-sectional study

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Objectives: The co-existence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and sickle cell disease (SCD) is rare. This study aimed to explore whether SCD patients have the same DM prevalence as the general population in a country with a high prevalence of DM. Methods: This cross-sectional study included all SCD adult p...

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Main Authors: Ali A. Mohamed, Fathia Al-Qurashi, David L. Whitford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sultan Qaboos University 2015-02-01
Series:Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Subjects:
diabetes mellitus
sickle cell disease
prevalence
epidemiology
comorbidity
vascular diseases
bahrain.
Online Access:https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squmj/article/view/1999

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