Diabetes in Asians
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Diabetes in Asians
The prevalence of diabetes is increasing globally, particularly in Asia. According to the 2013 Diabetes Atlas, an estimated 366 million people are affected by diabetes worldwide; 36% of those affected live in the Western Pacific region, with a significant proportion in East Asia. The reasons for this marked increase in the prevalence of diabetes can be extrapolated from several distinct feature...
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عنوان ژورنال: Endocrinology and Metabolism
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2093-596X,2093-5978
DOI: 10.3803/enm.2015.30.3.263