Preventing diabetes in south Asians

British Medical Journal

Volumn 327, Issue 7423, 2003, Pages 1059-1060

  Chowdhury, Tahseen A ^a   Grace, Clare ^a   Kopelman, Peter G ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASIAN; BODY MASS; CORONARY RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC GROUP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0242490103     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.327.7423.1059     Document Type: Editorial

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