Diabetes in Finland: What can happen when a country takes diabetes seriously

Diabetes Spectrum

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 188-190

  Spollett, Geralyn R ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINLAND; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 70350074476     PISSN: 10409165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diaspect.22.3.188     Document Type: Short Survey

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