Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 87, Issue 1 , Pages 20-26 , January 2010

The Kathmandu Declaration: “Life Circle” approach to prevention and care of diabetes mellitus

  • Mahen Wijesuriya

      Affiliations

    • National Diabetes Centre, Sri Lanka
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Diabetes Association of Sri Lanka, National Diabetes Centre, No. 50, Sarana Mawatha, Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka. Tel.: +94 112883318; fax: +94 112872952.
    • ,
  • Rhys Williams

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Epidemiology, Swansea University, UK
    • ,
  • Chittaranjan Yajnik

      Affiliations

    • Diabetes Unit, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Pune, India

Received 25 June 2009 ,Accepted 12 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2009.10.004

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