High prevalence of diabetes among immigrants from non-European countries in Sweden

Primary Care Diabetes

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-16

  Wändell, Per E ^a   Gåfvels, Catharina ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Immigrants; Prevalence; Primary care; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

ADULT; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 34247263712     PISSN: 17519918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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