Diabetes mellitus in South African Indians

British Journal of Diabetes and Vascular Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 249-251

  Seedat, Yackoob K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Diabetes mellitus; Incidence; Prevalence; Prevention; South African Indian population

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; METFORMIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIETARY INTAKE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISTORY; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPERTENSION; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INCIDENCE; INDIAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 28444450203     PISSN: 14746514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14746514050050050201     Document Type: Review

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