Diabetes mellitus: Is Pakistan the epicenter of the next pandemic?

What it found

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Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

1. Implementation strategies for evidence-based management of type 2 diabetes at primary healthcare facilities in low- and middle-income countries and related barriers and facilitators: a scoping review.Implementation science communications · 2026
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2. Impact of technological acceptance on application-based engagement among type 2 diabetes patients: local insights and implications for developing countries.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2026
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3. Diabetes mellitus: Is Pakistan the epicenter of the next pandemic?Chronic diseases and translational medicine · 2024
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Authors and funding

4 authors.

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