Reduced prevalence of impaired glucose tolerance and no change in prevalence of diabetes despite increasing BMI among aboriginal people from a group of remote homeland communities

Diabetes Care

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 898-904

  Rowley, Kevin G ^a,f   Gault, Andrew ^a,b   McDermott, Robyn ^c   Knight, Sabina ^d   McLeay, Toby ^e   O'Dea, Kerin ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Port Fairy Medical Clinic   (Australia)

^c TROPICAL PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT   (Australia)

^d Territory Health Services   (Australia)

^e Hills Medical Service   (Australia)

^f ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CORONARY RISK; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY INTAKE; ETHNIC GROUP; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0033910846     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.23.7.898     Document Type: Article

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