Type 2 diabetes in southern Kerala: Variation in prevalence among geographic divisions within a region

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 287-292

  Raman Kutty, V ^a   Soman, C R ^a   Joseph, A ^b   Pisharody, R ^c,d   Vijayakumar, K ^e  

^a Health Action by People   (India)

^b Instant Biolab   (India)

^c GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^d Department of Nephrology ^*

^e GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034330078     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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