Decline in incidence of epidemic glucose intolerance in nauruans: Implications for the "thrifty genotype"

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 133, Issue 11, 1991, Pages 1093-1104

  Dowse, Gary K ^a   Zimmet, Paul Z ^a   Finch, Caroline F ^a   Collins, Veronica R ^a  

^a WHO COLLABORATING CENTRE FOR REFERENCE AND RESEARCH ON INFLUENZA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Genotype; Glucose tolerance test; Incidence; Non insulin dependent; Prevalence; Selection (genetics)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, NON-INSULIN-DEPENDENT; FERTILITY; GENOTYPE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MICRONESIA; MIDDLE AGE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0025844791     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a115822     Document Type: Article

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