Age- and sex-related prevalence of diabetes mellitus among immigrants to Ontario, Canada

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 182, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 781-789

  Creatore, Maria Isabella ^a,b,c   Moineddin, Rahim ^c,d   Booth, Gillian ^a,c   Manuel, Doug H ^b,c,e   DesMeules, Marie ^f   McDermott, Sarah ^f   Glazier, Richard H ^a,c,d  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^f PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENDER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NORTH AMERICA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH ASIA; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 77953318829     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.091551     Document Type: Article

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