Adult-onset diabetes among Arabs and Jews in Israel: A population-based study

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 748-754

  Kalter Leibovici, O ^a,b   Chetrit, A ^a   Lubin, F ^a   Atamna, A ^c   Alpert, G ^c   Ziv, A ^a   Abu Saad, K ^a   Murad, H ^a   Eilat Adar, S ^b,d   Goldbourt, U ^b,e  

^a GERTNER INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

^d WINGATE INSTITUTE   (Israel)

^e SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Age of onset; Diet; Epidemiology; Ethnic minority; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARAB; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; ISRAEL; JEW; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATURITY ONSET DIABETES MELLITUS; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; ONSET AGE; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; ARABS; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; JEWS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84861122105     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2011.03516.x     Document Type: Article

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