Uncovering physiological mechanisms for health disparities in type 2 diabetes

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 31-37

  Staiano, Amanda E ^a   Harrington, Deirdre M ^a   Johannsen, Neil M ^c   Newton, Robert L ^a   Sarzynski, Mark A ^a   Swift, Damon L ^b,d   Katzmarzyk, Peter T ^a  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiorespiratory Fitness; Energy Expenditure; Genetics; Glucose Homeostasis; Muscle Physiology; Obesity; Race Differences

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FITNESS; GENETICS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; MUSCLE METABOLISM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH DISPARITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84922720391     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: 19450826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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