Intergenerational influences on diabetes in a developing population: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 747-754

  Kavikondala, S ^a   Jiang, C Q ^b   Zhang, W S ^b   Cheng, K K ^c   Lam, T H ^a   Leung, G M ^a   Schooling, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Guangzhou No 12 Hospital   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FATHER; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADIPOSITY; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHINA; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 80053930569     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.21206     Document Type: Article

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