Identifying and addressing the social determinants of the incidence and successful management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Canada

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 366-368

  Yu, Vanessa Ling ^a,c   Raphael, Dennis ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b York University   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HOUSING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCOME; LIFESTYLE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL LIFE; SOCIAL MEDICINE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 4944254843     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405148     Document Type: Article

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