Diabetes & obesity - The Indian angle

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 437-439

  Ramachandran, A ^a  

^a Diabetes Research Centre Tamil Nadu   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; INSULIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BODY MASS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EDITORIAL; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GALLBLADDER DISEASE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMAN; HUNGER; HYPERTENSION; IMMOBILIZATION; INDIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LIFESTYLE; LIPID STORAGE; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

BODY MASS INDEX; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; INDIA; OBESITY;

EID: 11044223587     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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