Type 2 diabetes: An epidemic requiring global attention and urgent action

Diabetes Care

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 943-944

  Herman, William H ^a   Zimmet, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE INHIBITOR; GLITAZONE DERIVATIVE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; METFORMIN; VOGLIBOSE;

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES EDUCATION; DIABETIC DIET; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIC; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NOTE; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE;

DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84862086142     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 19355548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc12-0298     Document Type: Note

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