Abdominal obesity in type 2 diabetic patients visiting primary healthcare clinics in Trinidad, West Indies

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 177-182

  Ezenwaka, Chidum Ernest ^a   Offiah, Nkechi Veronica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Abdominal obesity; Cardiovascular disease; Primary health care; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC OBESITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

ABDOMEN; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; INSULIN; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; WEST INDIES;

EID: 0036740787     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028134302760234654     Document Type: Article

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