Screening for diabetes mellitus in learners residing in the Belhar, Delft and Mfuleni communities of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Background: Historically, children and adolescents have been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus and it was thought that type 2 diabetes mellitus occurred only in adults. There are increasing reports of type 2 diabetes in children globally, with some as young as eight years old being affected. T...

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Main Authors: A. Somers, E. Rustford, M.S. Hassan, R.T. Erasmus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2006-07-01
Series:South African Family Practice
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Online Access:https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/607
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