Disparities in type 2 diabetes prevalence among ethnic minority groups resident in Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 327-340

  Meeks, Karlijn A C ^a   Freitas Da Silva, Deivisson ^a   Adeyemo, Adebowale ^b   Beune, Erik J A J ^a   Modesti, Pietro A ^c   Stronks, Karien ^a   Zafarmand, Mohammad H ^a   Agyemang, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ethnic minority groups; IDF geographical regions; Meta analysis; Prevalence; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84941710739     PISSN: 18280447     EISSN: 19709366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-015-1302-9     Document Type: Review

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