Glycated hemoglobin as an indicator of social environmental stress among indigenous versus westernized populations

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 405-413

  Daniel, Mark ^a,b   O'Dea, Kerin ^b   Rowley, Kevin G ^b   McDermott, Robyn ^c   Kelly, Shona ^d  

^a IL   (United States)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c TROPICAL PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environment; Glycated hemoglobin; Indigenous; Psychosocial; Stress; Westernization

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS;

EID: 0032752339     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmed.1999.0559     Document Type: Article

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