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SA JOURNAL OF DIABETES & VASCULAR DISEASE RESEARCH ARTICLE
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time in serum levels of a variety of biochemical and haematological
parameters related to cardiovascular diseases and/or diabetes in
rural African settings is vital.
The financial support received from Vrije University, Amsterdam,
the Netherlands (grant: UNIN Health Project under VUA Foundation
funds), the University of Limpopo, South Africa (grant no. 1404),
the National Research Foundation of South Africa (grant no.
URD2002050400168), and the Medical Research Council for the
Ellisras Longitudinal Study is acknowledged with gratitude. Any
opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed
in this material are those of the authors and therefore the funding
sources do not accept any liability in regard thereto. The authors are
indebted to ELS administrators (PS Seleka, TT Makata, W Makata,
S Seleka) for providing technical support in the preparation of this
manuscript.
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