Type 2 diabetes in young Indigenous Australians in rural and remote areas: Diagnosis, screening, management and prevention

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 32-36

  Azzopardi, Peter ^a,b   Brown, Alex D ^a   Zimmet, Paul ^a   Fahy, Rose E ^c   Dent, Glynis A ^c   Kelly, Martin J ^d   Kranzusch, Kira ^e   Maple Brown, Louise J ^f,g   Nossar, Victor ^h   Silink, Martin ⁱ   Sinha, Ashim K ^j   Stone, Monique L ^g,k   Wren, Sarah J ^a  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ALICE SPRINGS HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Nganampa Health Council   (Australia)

^e Centre for Remote Health   (Australia)

^f MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^g ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^h Royal Darwin Hospital ^*  (Australia)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^j CAIRNS BASE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^k FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; METFORMIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; COMORBIDITY; DIABETIC MICROANGIOPATHY; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; EARLY INTERVENTION; ETHNIC GROUP; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; JUVENILE DIABETES MELLITUS; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT REFERRAL; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RURAL AREA; SCREENING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MASS SCREENING; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84865449183     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja12.10036     Document Type: Article

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