Obesity and diabetes in the developing world - A growing challenge

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 356, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 213-215

  Hossain, Parvez ^a   Kawar, Bisher ^a   El Nahas, Meguid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SHORT SURVEY; UNDERWEIGHT;

EID: 33846422032     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp068177     Document Type: Article

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