Abdominal obesity and ethnic differences in diabetes awareness, treatment, and glycemic control

Obesity Research

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1241-1250

  Okosun, Ike S ^a   Dever, G E Alan ^a  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal obesity; Diabetes awareness; Diabetes treatment; Glycemic control; Race

Indexed keywords

PIERINAE;

EID: 0040668407     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2002.169     Document Type: Article

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