The prevalence, risk factors, and screening measure for prediabetes and diabetes among Emirati overweight/obese children and adolescents.

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Published in BMC Public Health on December 24, 2015

Authors

Elham Al Amiri1, Mona Abdullatif2, Abdishakur Abdulle3, Nibal Al Bitar4, Elham Zaki Afandi5, Monira Parish6, Gassan Darwiche7

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pediatrics, Al Qassimi Hospital, Ministry of Health, P.O.Box: 3500, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. elham.amiri@moh.gov.ae.
2: Department of Medical Education, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. mona.abdullatif@gmail.com.
3: Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. asmabdulle@gmail.com.
4: Department of Pediatrics, Al Qassimi Hospital, Ministry of Health, P.O.Box: 3500, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. nmf-albitar@hotmail.com.
5: Department of School Health, Ministry of Health, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. elham_afandi@live.com.
6: Department of Pediatrics, Al Qassimi Hospital, Ministry of Health, P.O.Box: 3500, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. drmp_82@yahoo.com.
7: Department of Internal Medicine, Skane University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden. ghassan.darwiche@med.lu.se.

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