The epidemiology of diabetes in the Manitoba-registered first nation population: Current patterns and comparative trends

Diabetes Care

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1993-1998

  Green, Chris ^a   Blanchard, James F ^b   Young, T Kue ^c   Griffith, Jane ^b  

^a Epidemiology Unit   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; CAUSE OF DEATH; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; REGISTER; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; MANITOBA; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0346360530     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.26.7.1993     Document Type: Article

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