Identification of obesity in patients with type 2 diabetes from Australian primary care: The NEFRON-5 study

Diabetes Care

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2723-2725

  Thomas, Merlin C ^a   Zimmet, Paul ^a   Shaw, Jonathan E ^a  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY;

EID: 33845501462     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 01495992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc06-1288     Document Type: Article

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