Diabetes and Ramadan: need for a cultural action

Diabetes and Ramadan: need for a cultural action

Authors

  • Natalia Visalli UOC Diabetologia e Dietologia – Ospedale S. Spirito- Roma
  • Simone Casucci Dipartimento Medicina Interna e Scienze endocrine e metaboliche – Università Perugia
  • Laura Cipolloni Sovrano Ordine Militare Cavalieri di Malta, CAD, Palmiro Togliatti – Roma
  • Miryam Ciotola Centro Assistenza Diabetici CAD – Napoli
  • Alessio Lai Presidio Ospedaliero SS. Trinità, Servizio di Diabetologia Cagliari
  • Giovanni Careddu SC Malattie Endocrine Nutrizione e Ricambio. Asl 3 – Genova
  • Giuseppe Fatati UOC di Diabetologia, Dietologia e Nutrizione Clinica, Az. Osp. S. Maria Terni
  • Lucia Fontana UOC Dietologia, Diabetologia e Malattie Metaboliche Osp. Sandro Pertini – Roma
  • Maria Altomare UOC Dietologia, Diabetologia e Malattie Metaboliche Osp. Sandro Pertini – Roma
  • Santina Abbruzzese UOC Dietologia, Diabetologia e Malattie Metaboliche Osp. Sandro Pertini – Roma
  • Silvia Carletti UOC Dietologia, Diabetologia e Malattie Metaboliche Osp. Sandro Pertini – Roma
  • Sergio Leotta UOC Dietologia, Diabetologia e Malattie Metaboliche Osp. Sandro Pertini – Roma

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7175/cmi.v8i2.921

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2014-06-26

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Vol. 8 No. 2 (2014)

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