title: Diabetes in the tropics: prevalent, increasing and a major public health problem.
authors.affiliation: Madras Diabetes Research Foundation & Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, WHO Collaborating Centre for Non-communicable Diseases Prevention and Control, 4 Conran Smith Road, Gopalapuram, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Ranjit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Unnikrishnan
authors.affiliation: Madras Diabetes Research Foundation & Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, WHO Collaborating Centre for Non-communicable Diseases Prevention and Control, 4 Conran Smith Road, Gopalapuram, Chennai, India drmohans@diabetes.ind.in.
authors.forename: Viswanathan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mohan
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D000569:Americas; D001208:Asia; D001315:Australia; D003906:Developing Countries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006293:Health Promotion; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D011634:Public Health; D012424:Rural Population; D014329:Tropical Climate
keywords: Diabetes; epidemiologic transition; tropics