Diabetes mellitus, race, and socioeconomic status: A population-based study

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 67-73

  Brancati, Frederick L ^a   Whelton, Paul K ^a   Kuller, Lewis H ^b   Klag, Michael J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Epidemiology; obesity; risk factors; socioeconomic status; United States

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC OBESITY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030059511     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1047-2797(95)00095-X     Document Type: Article

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