Diabetes in Greenland and its relationship with urbanization

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 755-760

  Jorgensen M E ^a   Borch Johnsen, K ^b   Witte, D R ^a   Bjerregaard, P ^b  

^a STENO DIABETES CENTER   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Glucose intolerance; Inuit; Rural; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSGLYCEMIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; GREENLAND; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; URBANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY MASS INDEX; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; GREENLAND; HUMANS; INUITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; URBANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861169059     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2011.03527.x     Document Type: Article

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