World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases
Vol.4 No.4(2014), Paper ID 45312, 10
pages
DOI:10.4236/wjcd.2014.44026
Associations of High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Framingham Cardiovascular Risk with Diabetic Retinopathy in African Type 2 Diabetics
Benjamin Longo-Mbenza, Moise Mvitu Muaka, Thierry Gombet, Igor Longo Phemba, Stephen Cook, Emmanuel Mve Mengome
Faculty of Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Congo
Emergency Service, University Hospital Centre, Brazzaville, Congo
School of International Studies, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, China
The Eye Centre, East London, South Africa
Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Libreville, Gabon
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How to Cite this Article
Longo-Mbenza, B. , Muaka, M. , Gombet, T. , Phemba, I. , Cook, S. and Mengome, E. (2014) Associations of High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Framingham Cardiovascular Risk with Diabetic Retinopathy in African Type 2 Diabetics.
World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases,
4, 179-188. doi:
10.4236/wjcd.2014.44026.