Type 2 Diabetes: Rationale for Pharmacological Treatment
Autor: | Andrew Krentz |
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Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Zdroj: | Drug Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes ISBN: 9781908517647 |
DOI: | 10.1007/978-1-908517-77-7_1 |
Popis: | It is estimated that there are nearly 350 million adults with diabetes. Type 2diabetes accounts for over 90 % of this burden. The International DiabetesFederation (IDF) estimates that diabetes resulted in almost 4 million deathsin 2007. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that thenumber of people affected worldwide will grow to more than 470 millionby 2030, the majority in low to middle-income countries. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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