Diabetes in the Torres Strait Islands of Australia: Better clinical systems but significant increase in weight and other risk conditions among adults, 1999-2005

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 186, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 505-508

  McDermott, Robyn A ^a   McCulloch, Bradley G ^b   Campbell, Sandra K ^c   Young, Dallas M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b TROPICAL PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL INDICATOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROALBUMINURIA; NUTRITION; ONSET AGE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SMOKING HABIT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 34250219272     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01023.x     Document Type: Article

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