Diabetes and hypertension in Britain's ethnic minorities: Implications for the future of renal services

British Medical Journal

Volumn 314, Issue 7075, 1997, Pages 209-213

  Raleigh, Veena Soni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASIAN; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; COMMUNITY CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0001116690     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.314.7075.209     Document Type: Short Survey

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