Prevalence and risk factors for diabetes, comparison of rural populations in Bangladesh, China and Pakistan

Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research and Reviews

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 109-112

  Zahid, Naeem ^a   Shi, Zumin ^a,b   Claussen, Bjørgulf ^a   Hussain, Akhtar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b JIANGSU PROVINCIAL CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; China; Diabetes; Pakistan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

EID: 67349122902     PISSN: 18714021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsx.2009.04.006     Document Type: Article

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