Patient awareness of genetic and environmental risk factors in non- insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus - Relevance to first-degree relatives

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 660-662

  Gnanalingham, M G ^a,b   Manns, J J ^a  

^a WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

(NIDDM); Aetiology; Non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus; Patient awareness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXERCISE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AWARENESS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR FAMILY; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030849953     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9136(199708)14:8<660::AID-DIA419>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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