Diabetes and its drivers: The largest epidemic in human history?

Clinical Diabetes and Endocrinology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Zimmet, Paul Z ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drivers for diabetes; Epigenetics and diabetes; Global diabetes epidemic

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; AGING; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CHINESE FAMINE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETES RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DROUGHT; DUTCH WINTER HUNGER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EPIGENETICS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUNGER; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INSULIN RESPONSE; INTRAUTERINE UNDERNUTRITION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALNUTRITION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NOTE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC AWARENESS; RISK; SOCIAL PROBLEM; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 85031678778     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20558260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40842-016-0039-3     Document Type: Note

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