Prevalence of diabetes in rural Victoria

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 287-290

  Simmons, David ^a,b   McKenzie, Anne ^b   Eaton, Simon ^c   Shaw, Jonathan ^d   Zimmet, Paul ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c NORTHUMBRIA HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Access; Australia; Impaired glucose tolerance; Rural Health; Screening; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZATION; RURAL AREA;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; VICTORIA;

EID: 27544508860     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2005.04.004     Document Type: Article

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