First diabetes prevalence study in Portugal: PREVADIAB study

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 879-881

  Gardete Correia, L ^a   Boavida, J M ^a,b   Raposo, J F ^a   Mesquita, A C ^a   Fona, C ^a   Carvalho, R ^a   Massano Cardoso, S ^c  

^a Portuguese Diabetes Association   (Portugal)

^b PortugueseSociety of Diabetology   (Portugal)

^c Department of Epidemiology   (Portugal)

Author keywords

diabetes prevalence; pre diabetes; screening programme; type 2 diabetes; undiagnosed diabetes

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PORTUGAL; PREDIABETIC STATE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954805390     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2010.03017.x     Document Type: Article

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