H3Africa multi-centre study of the prevalence and environmental and genetic determinants of type 2 diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa: Study protocol

Global Health, Epidemiology and Genomics

Volumn 1, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Ekoru, K ^a,b   Young, E H ^a,b   Adebamowo, C ^c,d   Balde, N ^e   Hennig, B J ^f,g   Kaleebu, P ^g   Kapiga, S ^h,i   Levitt, N S ^j   Mayige, M ^k   Mbanya, J C ^l   Mccarthy, M I ^m,n,o   Nyan, O ^p   Nyirenda, M ^q   Oli, J ⁱ   Ramaiya, K ^r   Smeeth, L ^s   Sobngwi, E ^l   Rotimi, C N ^t   Sandhu, M S ^a,b   Motala, A A ^u  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF HUMAN VIROLOGY NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Guinée Centre de Recherche et de Formation en Infectiologie de Guinée Guinean infectiology research and training center   (Guinea)

^f MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^g MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^h National Institute for Medical Research   (Tanzania)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^k NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^l UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^m UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^o CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^p UNIVERSITY OF THE GAMBIA   (Gambia)

^q KARONGA PREVENTION STUDY   (Malawi)

^r MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^s LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^t NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^u UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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Author keywords

Epidemiology; genetics; H3Africa; sub Saharan Africa; type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GENETIC RISK; GENETICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 85057951166     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20544200     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/gheg.2015.6     Document Type: Review

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