Diabetes and deprivation: A small area study in Te Tairawhiti [6]

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 116, Issue 1170, 2003, Pages

  Houghton, Frank ^a   Duncan, Bruce ^a  

^a TAIRAWHITI DISTRICT HEALTH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; EPIDEMIC; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LETTER; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 25844512177     PISSN: 11758716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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