Epidemiology of Diabetes in South East Asia

The Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 207-223

  Ramachandran, Ambady ^a   Snehalatha, Chamukuttan ^a  

^a Dr A Ramachandran's Diabetes Hospitals   (India)

Author keywords

Diabetes burden global prevalence and projections; Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM); Impaired glucose tolerance and impaired fasting glucose; India urgent diabetes primary prevention; Indian subcontinent diabetes rising prevalence; Physical inactivity and sedentary occupation; South East Asia diabetes epidemiology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886067384     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470779750.ch16     Document Type: Chapter

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