Does ethnic origin have an independent impact on hypertension and diabetic complications?

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 214-219

  Baskar, V ^a,b   Kamalakannan, D ^a   Holland, M R ^a   Singh, B M ^a  

^a Wolverhampton Diabetes Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Ethnic impact; Hypertension; Vascular complications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN CARIBBEAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHY; DISEASE DURATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROANGIOPATHY; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33645979330     PISSN: 14628902     EISSN: 14631326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2005.00485.x     Document Type: Article

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