Impact of the new American Diabetes Association and World Health Organisation diagnostic criteria for diabetes on subjects from three ethnic groups living in the UK

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 305-309

  Harris, T J ^a   Cook, D G ^a   Wicks, P D ^a   Cappuccio, F P ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Diagnostic criteria; Ethnicity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; BLOOD; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AFRICA; ASIA, WESTERN; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CORONARY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREVALENCE; VOLUNTARY HEALTH AGENCIES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0034570065     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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