Awareness and knowledge of diabetes in Chennai - The Chennai Urban Rural Epidemiology Study [CURES - 9]

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 53, Issue APR, 2005, Pages 283-287

  Mohan, Deepa ^a   Raj, Deepa ^a   Shanthirani, C S ^a   Datta, Manjula ^b   Unwin, N C ^c   Kapur, A ^d   Mohan, V ^a  

^a MADRAS DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

^b Tamilnadu Dr MGR Medical University   (India)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d World Diabetes Federation   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGED; AWARENESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 23044478149     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: 00045772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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