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Published in: Diabetologia 10/2019

01-10-2019 | Obesity | Editorial

A life course perspective on diabetes: developmental origins and beyond

Author: Sally M. Marshall

Published in: Diabetologia | Issue 10/2019

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We are all very well acquainted with the enormous and increasing impact of diabetes mellitus on individuals and society worldwide. The World Health Organization estimates that the number of people with diabetes worldwide rose from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014 [1]. The global prevalence in those aged more than 18 years increased from 4.7% to 8.5% over the same period. The prevalence has increased more rapidly in middle- and low-income countries and in those who are socially deprived. …
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Title
A life course perspective on diabetes: developmental origins and beyond
Author
Sally M. Marshall
Publication date
01-10-2019
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Diabetologia / Issue 10/2019
Print ISSN: 0012-186X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0428
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-019-4954-6

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