Increasing incidence of diagnosed type 2 diabetes in Taiwan: Analysis of data from a national cohort

Diabetologia

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1755-1760

  Tseng, C H ^a,b   Tseng, C P ^c   Chong, C K ^d   Huang, T P ^e   Song, Y M ^f   Chou, C W ^g   Lai, S M ^h   Tai, T Y ⁱ   Cheng, J C ^j  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e ST MARTIN DE PORRES HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^h Shinkong Wu Ho Su Memorial Hospital   (Taiwan)

ⁱ NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^j CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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Author keywords

Incidence; National Health Insurance; Obesity; Taiwan; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; TAIWAN; TELEPHONE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; TAIWAN;

EID: 33745799034     PISSN: 0012186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00125-006-0314-4     Document Type: Article

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