Prevalence of diabetes mellitus in New Caledonia: Ethnic and urban-rural differences

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 143, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1018-1024

  Papoz, Laure ^a,b   Barny, Sylvie ^a   Simon, Dominique ^b   Ledoux, F ^c   Merger, Ch ^c   Gerrnain, M ^c   Calen, P ^c   Genty, P H ^c   Coscoquela, J ^c   Buffet, Ph ^c   Lambert, J G ^c   Baque P ^c   Solar, S ^d   Barguil, Y ^d   Simon, D ^b   Cubeau, J ^b   Lacroux, A ^b   Forhan, A ^b   Ponton, A ^b   Barny, S ^c   Juranville, D ^c   Lmahdi, H ^c   Manuohalalo, R ^c   more..

^a Hopital Saint Charles   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c Biochemistry ^*

^d Biochemistry (Territorial Hospital)   (France)

Author keywords

diabetes mellitus, non insulin dependent; ethnic groups; prevalence; rural health; urban health

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MELANESIA; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 15844384630     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008665     Document Type: Article

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