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Abstract

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the most important epidemic diseases in the world this century, and accounts for 90% of cases of diabetes globally. Brazil is one of the most important examples of the alarming picture of T2DM in emergent societies, being the country with the fourth largest number of people with diabetes. The aim of this paper is to review the literature on diabetes in Brazil, specifically looking at the epidemiology and management of T2DM. A literature search was conducted using PubMed and LILACS to identify articles containing information on diabetes in Brazil. Official documents from the Brazilian government, World Health Organization, and International Diabetes Federation were also reviewed.

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Title
Type 2 diabetes in Brazil: epidemiology and management
Author
Bianca de Almeida-Pititto; Monike Lourenço Dias; Ana Carolina Franco de Moraes; Ferreira, Sandra RG; Denise Reis Franco; Freddy Goldberg Eliaschewitz
Pages
17-28
Section
Review
Publication year
2015
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd.
e-ISSN
1178-7007
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2226045547
Copyright
© 2015. This work is licensed under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.