Asian American/Pacific islander paradox in diabetic retinopathy: Findings from the behavioral risk factor surveillance system, 2006-2008

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 111-117

  Li, Yan ^a   Liao, Youlian ^a   Fan, Amy ^a   Zhang, Xinzhi ^a   Balluz, Lina ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes care; Diabetic retinopathy; Prevalence; Racial difference

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE DURATION; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIOECONOMICS; ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; ETHNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN AMERICANS; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; ODDS RATIO; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954055369     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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