Prevalence of diabetes among immigrants in the nordic countries

Current Diabetes Reviews

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 126-133

  Wändell, Per E ^a   Carlsson, Axel C ^a   Steiner, Kristin H ^a  

^a Center for Family and Community Medicine   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Immigrants; Nordic countries; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DENMARK; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNICITY; FINLAND; HUMAN; ICELAND; IMMIGRANT; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MEDLINE; NORWAY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCANDINAVIA; SELF REPORT; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PUBMED; RISK FACTORS; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 77950847418     PISSN: 15733998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157339910790909404     Document Type: Article

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