Diabetes in British South Asians: Nature, nurture, and culture

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 10-18

  Greenhalgh, P M ^a,b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access to diabetes services; British South Asians; Cardiovascular disease; Diabetes mellitus; Secondary prevention

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIFESTYLE; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031022658     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9136(199701)14:1<10::AID-DIA282>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Review

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