The prevalence of NIDDM and associated risk factors in native Canadians

Diabetes Care

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 185-187

  Harris, Stewart B ^a   Gittelsohn, Joel ^b   Hanley, Anthony ^d   Barnie, Annette ^d   Wolever, Thomas M S ^c   Gao, Joe ^d   Logan, Alexander ^c,d   Zinman, Bernard ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031024773     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.20.2.185     Document Type: Article

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