Indices of obesity among type-2 diabetic Hausa-Fulani Nigerians

International Journal of Diabetes and Metabolism

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 28-29

  Bakari, Adamu G ^a   Onyemelukwe, Geoffrey C ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

BMI; Nigerians; Obesity; Type 2 diabetes; WHR

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NIGERIA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WAIST HIP RATIO;

EID: 33645989132     PISSN: 16067754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000497571     Document Type: Article

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