A review of the epidemiology of diabetes in rural India

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 303-311

  Misra, P ^a   Upadhyay, R P ^a   Misra, A ^b,c   Anand, K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b Fortis Hospitals   (India)

^c Obesity and Cholesterol Diseases Foundation N DOC   (India)

Author keywords

Diabetes; IFG; IGT; Review; Rural India

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

BODY MASS; DIABETES MELLITUS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INDIA; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREND STUDY;

DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 79957603414     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: 18728227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2011.02.032     Document Type: Review

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