Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 76, Issue 2 , Pages 219-222 , May 2007

Prevalence of diabetes in Pakistan

Received 11 August 2006 ,Accepted 21 August 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2006.08.011

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 76, Issue 2 , Pages 219-222 , May 2007