Higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases in gypsies than in non-gypsies in Slovakia

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Higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases in gypsies than in non-gypsies in Slovakia. / de Courten, Barbora; de Courten, Maximilian; Hanson, Robert L; Zahorakova, Alena; Egyenes, Henry P; Tataranni, P Antonio; Bennett, Peter H; Vozar, Juraj.

In: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, Vol. 62, No. 2, 01.11.2003, p. 95-103.

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de Courten, B, de Courten, M, Hanson, RL, Zahorakova, A, Egyenes, HP, Tataranni, PA, Bennett, PH & Vozar, J 2003, 'Higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases in gypsies than in non-gypsies in Slovakia', Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, vol. 62, no. 2, pp. 95-103.

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de Courten, B., de Courten, M., Hanson, R. L., Zahorakova, A., Egyenes, H. P., Tataranni, P. A., Bennett, P. H., & Vozar, J. (2003). Higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases in gypsies than in non-gypsies in Slovakia. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 62(2), 95-103.

Vancouver

de Courten B, de Courten M, Hanson RL, Zahorakova A, Egyenes HP, Tataranni PA et al. Higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases in gypsies than in non-gypsies in Slovakia. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 2003 Nov 1;62(2):95-103.

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de Courten, Barbora ; de Courten, Maximilian ; Hanson, Robert L ; Zahorakova, Alena ; Egyenes, Henry P ; Tataranni, P Antonio ; Bennett, Peter H ; Vozar, Juraj. / Higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases in gypsies than in non-gypsies in Slovakia. In: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 2003 ; Vol. 62, No. 2. pp. 95-103.

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abstract = "Gypsies (or Roma) recently experienced a transition from a traditional to a Westernized lifestyle. Although mortality in this population is 4-fold higher compared with non-Gypsies, very limited information is available on their morbidity especially with regard to non-communicable diseases. Our aim was to determine the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases in Gypsies and non-Gypsies living in the same region of southern Slovakia.",
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