Ethnic and regional differences in prevalence and correlates of chronic diseases and risk factors in northern Canada

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Sarkar, Joykrishna ^a   Lix, Lisa M ^c   Bruce, Sharon ^a   Kue Young, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN NATIVE CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949317943     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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