Type 2 diabetes in Indigenous Australian children and adolescents

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 487-490

  Maple Brown, Louise J ^a,b   Sinha, Ashim K ^c,d   Davis, Elizabeth A ^e,f  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c CAIRNS BASE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

endocrinology; Indigenous Australian; type 2 diabetes; youth obesity

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; C PEPTIDE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; INSULIN; METFORMIN; ROSIGLITAZONE;

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; KETOACIDOSIS; MICROALBUMINURIA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; POLYDIPSIA; POLYURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; POPULATION GROUPS;

EID: 77957142016     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01844.x     Document Type: Review

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