Relationship between random blood sugar and body mass index in an African population

International Journal of Diabetes and Metabolism

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 144-145

  Bakari, Adamu G ^a   Onyemelukwe, Geoffrey C ^a   Sani, Bala G ^a   Aliyu, Ibrahim S ^a   Hassan, Sani S ^a   Aliyu, Tambaya M ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

BMI; Casual blood glucose; Obesity

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 34249096765     PISSN: 16067754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000497607     Document Type: Article

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