Incidence of NIDDM and the natural history of IGT in Pacific and Indian Ocean populations

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 34, Issue SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Dowse, Gary K ^a  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

impaired glucose tolerance; incidence; Mauritians; natural history; NIDDM; Pasific islanders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHINESE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HISTORY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIAN; INDIAN OCEAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAURITIUS; MELANESIA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; POLYNESIA; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0030499653     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8227(96)90007-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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