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Metadata
Title
Body mass index and random blood glucose levels in a semi urban Nigerian community
Authors
E. E. J. Iweala
S. N. Chinedu
I. S. Afolabi
O. O. Ogunlana
D. E. Azuh
V. C. Osammor
T. A. Toogun
Publication date
01-09-2014
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries / Issue 3/2014
Print ISSN: 0973-3930
Electronic ISSN: 1998-3832
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13410-013-0177-4

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