Dyslipidaemia is common among patients with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study at Tema Port Clinic

Emmanuel Kwaku Ofori1, Dorcas Owusu-Ababio2, Emmanuel A Tagoe3

  • 1Department of Chemical Pathology, School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences (S.B.A.H.S.), University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana. oforiman@yahoo.co.uk.

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|April 5, 2019
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