The incidence risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in female nurses: a nationwide matched cohort study

• Main Authors: Hsiu-Ling Huang (Author), Cheng-Chin Pan (Author), Shun-Mu Wang (Author), Pei-Tseng Kung (Author), Wen-Yu Chou (Author), Wen-Chen Tsai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Diabetes is one of the most common chronic illnesses worldwide. This study was to assess whether the incidence risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus between female nurses and female non-nurses. Methods Study data were obtained from the Longitudinal Health Insurance Research Database,...