Invited commentary: Untangling the web of diabetes causality in African Americans

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 166, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 388-390

  Grant, Richard W ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Diabetes mellitus; Genetics; Housing; Prediabetic state; Questionnaires; Residence characteristics

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; DIABETES; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREVALENCE; GENETICS; HOUSING CONDITIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; HOUSING; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIETY;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MENTAL HEALTH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34547685611     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwm187     Document Type: Review

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