Rationale and design of South Asian Birth Cohort (START): a Canada-India collaborative study

Rationale and design of South Asian Birth Cohort (START): a Canada-India collaborative study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>People who originate from the Indian subcontinent (South Asians) suffer among the highest rates of type 2 diabetes in the world. Prior evidence suggests that metabolic risk factors develop early in life and are influenced by maternal...

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Main Authors: Anand Sonia S, Vasudevan Anil, Gupta Milan, Morrison Katherine, Kurpad Anura, Teo Koon K, Srinivasan Krishnamachari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-01-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Birth cohort
South Asian
Adiposity
Insulin resistance
Early origins
India
Canada
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/79

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