Prevalence, awareness and control of diabetes in the Seychelles and relationship with excess body weight

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The evidence for a "diabesity" epidemic is accumulating worldwide but population-based data are still scarce in the African region. We assessed the prevalence, awareness and control of diabetes (DM) in the Seychelles, a rap...

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Main Authors: Tappy Luc, William Julita, Faeh David, Ravussin Eric, Bovet Pascal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-07-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/7/163