Diabetes Metab J.  2013 Apr;37(2):153-154. 10.4093/dmj.2013.37.2.153.

Response: Increasing Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes in a Rural Bangladeshi Population: A Population Based Study for 10 Years (Diabetes Metab J 2013;37:46-53)

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Community Medicine, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo Faculty of Medicine, Oslo, Norway. doctorbiplob@gmail.com
  • 2Department of Endocrinology, Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • 3Unit for Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
  • 4Executive Diabetes Care Centre, NHN, Diabetic Association of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • 5ACT Diabetes Service, Division of Medicine, Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australia.
  • 6Institutes of Statistical Research and Training, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Prevalence

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