High prevalence of diabetes in Bahrainis. Associations with ethnicity and raised plasma cholesterol.

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Published in Diabetes Care on June 01, 1998

Authors

F al-Mahroos1, P M McKeigue

Author Affiliations

1: Epidemiology Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U.K.

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