Identification of the risk factors for the high prevalence of type 2 diabetes and its complications in a Punjabi population: North Indian Diabetes Study: A case-control study

International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 108-115

  Bhatti, Jasvinder ^a   Bhatti, Gurjit ^a   Joshi, Amit ^a   Rai, Seema ^b   Mastana, Sarabjit ^c   Ralhan, Sarju ^d   Bansal, Devi ^a   Tewari, Rupinder ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Hero DMC Heart Institute   (India)

^d PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Abdominal obesity; Insulin resistance; North Indians; Punjabi population; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949191951     PISSN: 09733930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-3930.38629     Document Type: Article

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