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

• Main Authors: Anand Sonia S (Author), Vasudevan Anil (Author), Gupta Milan (Author), Morrison Katherine (Author), Kurpad Anura (Author), Teo Koon K (Author), Srinivasan Krishnamachari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<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...