Disparities in diabetes mellitus among Caribbean populations: A scoping review

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Bennett, Nadia R ^a   Francis, Damian K ^a   Ferguson, Trevor S ^a   Hennis, Anselm J M ^a   Wilks, Rainford J ^a   Harris, Eon Nigel ^b   MacLeish, Marlene M Y ^c   Sullivan, Louis W ^d   Bennett, N R ^e   Bidulescu, A ^e   Ferguson, T S ^e   Francis, D K ^e   Hambleton, I R ^e   Harris, E N ^e   Hassell, C ^e   Hennis, A J M ^e   MacLeish, M Y ^e   Sullivan, L W ^e   Wilks, R J ^e   Williams, L ^e   Younger Coleman, N O ^e   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^c MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Sullivan Alliance   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Afro Caribbean; Blacks; Caribbean; Diabetes; Health disparities

Indexed keywords

DIABETES; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; LITERATURE REVIEW; MORBIDITY; RACIAL DISPARITY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AFRICAN CARIBBEAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; CAUCASIAN; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH ASIAN; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; WEST AFRICAN; ADULT; CARIBBEAN; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

JAMAICA; SOUTH ASIA; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CARIBBEAN REGION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928744129     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12939-015-0149-z     Document Type: Review

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