Risk factor analysis in self-reported diabetes in a rural Kerala population

International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 91-94

  Tiwari, Rajnarayan R ^a   Deb, Pankaj K ^b   Debbarma, Aghore ^c   Chaudhuri, Rupali ^d   Chakraborti, Amita ^b   Lepcha, Mickyla ^e   Chakraborti, Gita ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (India)

^b Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital   (India)

^c Tripura Health Services   (India)

^d Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital   (Maldives)

^e Sir Thutop Namgyal Memorial Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Kerala; Self reported diabetes mellitus; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349138414     PISSN: 09733930     EISSN: 19983832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-3930.44080     Document Type: Article

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