Topics in the Prevention, Treatment and Complications of Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is estimated to affect 120 million people worldwide- and according to projections from the World Health Organization this number is expected to double over the next two decades. Novel, cost-effective strategies are needed to reverse the global epidemic of obesity which is driving the...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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IntechOpen
2011
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| Summary: | Type 2 diabetes is estimated to affect 120 million people worldwide- and according to projections from the World Health Organization this number is expected to double over the next two decades. Novel, cost-effective strategies are needed to reverse the global epidemic of obesity which is driving the increased occurrence of type 2 diabetes and to less the burden of diabetic vascular complications. In the current volume, Topics in the Prevention, Treatment and Complications of Type 2 Diabetes, experts in biology and medicine from four different continents contribute important information and cutting-edge scientific knowledge on a variety of topics relevant to the management and prevention of diabetes and related illnesses. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (354 p.) |
| ISBN: | 1542 9789533075907 9789535165521 |
| Access: | Open Access |