A health region/community partnership for type 2 diabetes risk factor screening in Indo-Asian communities

Canadian Journal of Diabetes

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 87-94

  Davachi, Shahnaz ^a   Flynn, Mary A T ^b,c   Edwards, Alun L ^c  

^a Multicultural Chronic Disease Management   (Canada)

^b Nutrition and Active Living   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Diabetes screening; Indo Asian

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ASIAN; AWARENESS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL SENSITIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NURSE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33646679609     PISSN: 14992671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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