Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: DiabetesDiabetes is a major public health problem.In 2014, the global prevalence of diabetes was estimated to be 9% among adults aged 18 years old and above [1].The incidence of diabetes has increased immensely in the past 10 years.The World Health Organization (WHO) projects that diabetes will be the seventh leading cause of death in 2030 [2].This alone makes it an epidemic disease.Diabetes is associated with a number of metabolic risk factors that contribute to a high rate of micro and macrovascular events.One of the most common and debilitating complications associated with diabetes is Diabetic Neuropathy (DN); it affects about 10% of patients newly diagnosed with diabetes and more than 50% of patients with longstanding diabetes [3].
Source: Diabetes Case Reports
Authors: Stephanie Eid, Charbel Massaad, Assaad A Eid
Language: English
Subfield: Physiology (medical)
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2596339158