Growing burden of diabetes in Sub- Saharan Africa: Contribution of pesticides?

Current Diabetes Reviews

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 437-449

  Azandjeme, Colette Sylvie ^a,b   Bouchard, Michèle ^c   Fayomi, Benjamin ^b   Djrolo, Francois ^b   Houinato, Dismand ^b,d   Delisle, Hélène ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d University of Abomey Calavi ^*

Author keywords

Africa; Developmental origins; Diabetes; Nutrition; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; ALDRIN; CHLORPHENOTANE; ENDOSULFAN; ENDRIN; HEPTACHLOR; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE; PYRETHROID; TRANSNONACHLORE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD LEVEL; BREAST MILK; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETOGENESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LIFESTYLE; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; OVERNUTRITION; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGED; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PESTICIDES; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; URBANIZATION;

EID: 84892955347     PISSN: 15733998     EISSN: 18756417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/15733998113099990078     Document Type: Article

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