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

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 2015-01-01
Series:Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://web.squ.edu.om/squmj/includes/tng/pub/tNG_download.asp?id=dbe00b9e8bdc880121c5ca717a20ea64