Are Indians destined to be diabetic?

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 56, Issue APR, 2008, Pages 225-226

  Hoskote, Sumedh S ^c   Joshi, Shashank R ^a,b  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^b LILAVATI HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^c Joshi Clinics   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASIAN; EDITORIAL; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; INDIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; INDIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 43449124469     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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