Frequency of Autonomic Neuropathy Occurrence among Diabetic Patients
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Autonomic neuropathy in African diabetic patients.
To determine the prevalence and extent of autonomic neuropathy amongst Africans with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), we investigated 50 such patients at our clinic. Mean age (+/- 1 s.d.) was 26 +/- 6 years, male:female ratio was equal (25M:25F) and duration of diabetes was 4.0 +/- 3.0 years. A battery of six validated tests of autonomic function was performed, testing both sympathet...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Biomedical Research
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0976-9633
DOI: 10.7439/ijbr.v4i8.310