Diabetes in Indigenous Australians: Possible ways forward

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 186, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 494-495

  O'Dea, Kerin ^a,b   Rowley, Kevin G ^a   Brown, Alex ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; METFORMIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD HEALTH; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NOTE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POVERTY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCREENING; SEX RATIO; STAFF TRAINING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 34250178449     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01020.x     Document Type: Note

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