Community screening for diabetes in the National Capital District, Papua New Guinea: Is betelnut chewing a risk factor for diabetes?

Papua and New Guinea Medical Journal

Volumn , Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 101-107

  Benjamin, Amos L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BETEL NUT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HABIT; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARECA; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0035467721     PISSN: 00311480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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