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. 1998 Mar 28;316(7136):978–983. doi: 10.1136/bmj.316.7136.978
Mr Ali thought that living in Britain had caused his diabetes
He thought that if he went back to Bangladesh the diabetes might be cured
He thought that the lack of sweating in Britain was unhealthy and that it predisposed people to get diabetes
He also thought that diabetes was caused by something that got into his body, like a germ or some other bad thing from outside