Prevalence of diabetes and diabetes-related complications in first nations communities in Northern Quebec (Eeyou Istchee), Canada

Canadian Journal of Diabetes

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-52

  Dannenbaum, David ^a,b   Kuzmina, Elena ^a   Lejeune, Pierre ^a   Torrie, Jill ^a   Gangbe, Marcellin ^a  

^a Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal Health; Diabetes surveillance; Epidemiology; Healthcare delivery; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CANADA; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHY; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MICROALBUMINURIA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PROTEINURIA;

EID: 41549107161     PISSN: 14992671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1499-2671(08)21010-5     Document Type: Article

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