The Risk of Occurrence of Diabetes Mellitus Among Chronic Hepatitis B Filipino Patients

Autor: Ann Abigail Cal-Ortiz, Nikki Liwag, Taehyun 'Michael' Lee, Ron Christian Sison, Patricia Bianca Balaga, Ciara Maye Morales, Kristine Lagandaon, Xandro Alexi Nieto
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 144:A214-A214
ISSN: 1943-7722
0002-9173
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/144.suppl2.214
Popis: The Philippines is considered hyperendemic for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection with, a prevalence rate of approximately 6%-12%. In a recent study, HBV infection has recently shown to be associated with diabetes mellitus (DM). Consequently, DM deaths in the Philippines reached 18,512, or 4.39% of total deaths. The effect of duration of …
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