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Prevalence and risk factors for diabetes mellitus in a selected urban population of a city in Punjab.

Jamal Zafar, Fiaz Bhatti, Nasim Akhtar, Uzma Rasheed, Rizwan Bashir, Saima Humayun, Ayesha Waheed, Fardah Younus, Madeeha Nazar, Umaimato

PubMed · 2011 · 60 citations · 19 references

Abstract

There is an increased prevalence of Type 2 diabetes in Pakistan and main risk factors identified were obesity, overweight, family history of diabetes mellitus, and hypertension.

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The Burden of Mortality Attributable to Diabetes

Gojka Roglić, Nigel Unwin, Peter H. Bennett et al. · Diabetes Care · 2005 · 818 citations · Full text

Prevalence of diabetes in Pakistan

A. Samad Shera, Fatema Jawad, Asma Maqsood · Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice · 2006 · 232 citations

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