
Prevalence of diabetes mellitus in a Saudi community
Author(s) -
Khalid A. Alqurashi,
Khalid S Aljabri,
Samia A Bokhari
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
annals of saudi medicine/annals of saudi medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.373
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 0975-4466
pISSN - 0256-4947
DOI - 10.4103/0256-4947.75773
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , family medicine , disease , pediatrics , gerontology , endocrinology
Quantifying the prevalence of diabetes mellitus is important to allow for rational planning and allocation of resources. Therefore, we designed this study to determine the prevalence of diabetes among Saudi nationals.