Open AccessTransgenerational preventive practices of diabetes mellitus type II patients attending a tertiary care hospital in Cochin, India
Author(s) -
Paul T. Francis
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_17_19
Subject(s) - medicine , seriousness , family history , disease , family medicine , tertiary care , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes mellitus , health care , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , physics , optics , economic growth , political science , law , economics , endocrinology
The incidence and prevalence of diabetes mellitus type II (DM type II) has been increasing relentlessly over the past few decades despite amassing a great body of evidence regarding its causation and prevention.