Dirk Lund Christensen
Associate Professor
Global Health Section
Postboks 2099, Øster Farimagsgade 5 opg. B, Building: 09-1-03
1014 København K
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Abdominal obesity has the highest impact on metabolic profile in an overweight African population
Handlos, L. N., Witte, D. R., Mwaniki, D. L., Boit, M. K., Kilonzo, B., Friis, Henrik, Hansen, A. W., Borch-Johnsen, K., Tetens, Inge & Christensen, Dirk Lund, 2012, In: Annals of Human Biology. 39, 6, p. 530-533 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Abdominal visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue and associations with cardiometabolic risk in Inuit, Africans and Europeans: a cross-sectional study
Rønn, P. F., Andersen, G. S., Lauritzen, T., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Aadahl, Mette, Carstensen, Bendix, Grarup, Niels & Jørgensen, M. E., 14 Sep 2020, In: BMJ Open. 10, 9, 11 p., e038071.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Afrikas næste katastrofe
Borch-Johnsen, K. & Christensen, Dirk Lund, 17 Jan 2005, Politiken. 2 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Communication
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Age-Appropriate Feeding Practices in Cambodia and the Possible Influence on the Growth of the Children: A Longitudinal Study
Hondru, G., Laillou, A., Wieringa, F. T., Poirot, E., Berger, J., Christensen, Dirk Lund & Roos, Nanna, 2020, In: Nutrients. 12, 1, 14 p., 12.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Anthropometric measures and their association with risk factors for cardio-metabolic diseases in Kenyan adults
Lajeunesse-Trempe, F., Dufour, R., du Souich, P., Paquette, M., Kaduka, L. U. & Christensen, Dirk Lund, 2018, In: Annals of Human Biology. 45, 6-8, p. 486-495 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Antioxidant biomarkers and cardio-metabolic risk markers in an Aboriginal community in remote Australia: a cross-sectional study
Knudsen, L., Lyons, J. G., O'Dea, K., Christensen, Dirk Lund & Brimblecombe, J. K., 2021, In: Public Health Nutrition. 24, 15, p. 4937-4948 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Association between Plasma Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 and the Presence of Metabolic Syndrome in a Predominantly Rural-Based Sub-Saharan African Population
Paquette, M., Luna Saavedra, Y. G., Chamberland, A., Prat, A., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Lajeunesse-Trempe, F., Kaduka, L., Seidah, N. G., Dufour, R. & Baass, A., 1 Oct 2017, In: Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders. 15, 8, p. 423-429 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Bengt Saltin 1935-2014
Christensen, Dirk Lund & Malina, R. M., 2015, In: Annals of Human Biology. 42, 3, p. 293-295 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Communication
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Berøringsangst og dårligt feltarbejde
Christensen, Dirk Lund & Larsen, N., 1998, Idrætshistorisk Årbog. Hansen, J. & Grinderslev, N. (eds.). Odense: Syddansk Universitetsforlag, Vol. 14. p. 195-201 7 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Communication
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Body dimensions, exercise capacity and physical activity level of adolescent Nandi boys in western Kenya.
Larsen, H. B., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Nolan, T. & Søndergaard, H., 2004, In: Annals of Human Biology. 31, 2, p. 159-73 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Calibration of bioelectrical impedance analysis for body composition assessment in Ethiopian infants using air-displacement plethysmography
Wibæk Christensen, R., Kæstel, P., Skov, R., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Girma, T., Wells, J. C. K., Friis, Henrik & Andersen, G. S., 2015, In: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 69, 10, p. 1199-1204 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Cardiorespiratory fitness and physical activity in Luo, Kamba, and Maasai of rural Kenya
Christensen, Dirk Lund, Faurholt-Jepsen, Daniel, Boit, M. K., Mwaniki, D. L., Kilonzo, B., Tetens, Inge , Kiplamai, F. K., Cheruiyot, S. C., Friis, Henrik, Borch-Johnsen, K., Wareham, N. J. & Brage, S., 2012, In: American Journal of Human Biology. 24, 6, p. 723-729 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Cardiorespiratory fitness assessment using risk-stratified exercise testing and dose-response relationships with disease outcomes
Gonzales, T. I., Westgate, K., Strain, T., Hollidge, S., Jeon, J., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Jensen, J., Wareham, N. J. & Brage, S., 2021, In: Scientific Reports. 11, 1, 15315.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Cardiovascular risk factors in rural Kenyans are associated with differential age gradients, but not modified by sex or ethnicity
Christensen, Dirk Lund, Faurholt-Jepsen, Daniel, Birkegaard, L., Mwaniki, D. L., Boit, M. K., Kilonzo, B., Brage, S., Friis, Henrik, Tetens, Inge , Borch-Johnsen, K. & Vistisen, D., 2016, In: Annals of Human Biology. 43, 1, p. 42-49 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Changes in dietary preferences reported in pregnancy: associations with later pregnancy complications in a sample of 55,087 women
Bierregaard, A. A., Christiansen, A. H., Christensen, Dirk Lund & Olsen, Sjurdur F., 2020, In: Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. 79, OCE2, p. E156-E156 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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Circulating PCSK9 is associated with liver biomarkers and hepatic steatosis
Paquette, M., Gauthier, D., Chamberland, A., Prat, A., De Lucia Rolfe, E., Rasmussen, J. J., Kaduka, L., Seidah, N. G., Bernard, S., Christensen, Dirk Lund & Baass, A., 2020, In: Clinical Biochemistry. 77, p. 20-25 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Clinical-demographic markers for improving diabetes mellitus diagnosis in people with tuberculosis in Tanzania
Byashalira, K. C., Chamba, N. G., Alkabab, Y., Mbelele, P. M., Ntinginya, N. E., Ramaiya, K. L., Alimohamed, M. Z., Heysell, S. K., Mmbaga, B. T., Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, Christensen, Dirk Lund, Mpagama, S. G., Lillebaek, Troels & ADEPT Consortium, A. C., 2022, In: BMC Infectious Diseases. 22, 1, 260.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Comparative study of HbA1c and fasting plasma glucose vs the oral glucose tolerance test for diagnosis of diabetes in people with tuberculosis
Aftab, H., Ambreen, A., Jamil, M., Garred, Peter, Petersen, Jørgen Holm, Nielsen, S. D., Bygbjerg, Ib Christian & Christensen, Dirk Lund, Jun 2017, In: Diabetic Medicine. 34, 6, p. 800-803 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Da mennesket blev løber
Christensen, Dirk Lund, 2009, In: Scient. 3, p. 20-22 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Communication
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Dem der løber
Christensen, Dirk Lund, 2002, In: Krumspring. 10, 3, p. 14-15 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Communication
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Deriving an optimal threshold of waist circumference for detecting cardiometabolic risk in sub-Saharan Africa
Ekoru, K., Murphy, G. A. V., Young, E. H., Delisle, H., Jerome, C. S., Assah, F., Longo-Mbenza, B., Nzambi, J. P. D., On'Kin, J. B. K., Buntix, F., Muyer, M. C., Christensen, D. L., Wesseh, C. S., Sabir, A., Okafor, C., Gezawa, I. D., Puepet, F., Enang, O., Raimi, T., Ohwovoriole, E. & 24 others, , 2018, In: International Journal of Obesity. 42, 3, p. 487-494 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Diabetes is a risk factor for pulmonary tuberculosis: a case-control study from Mwanza, Tanzania
Faurholt-Jepsen, Daniel, Range, N., PrayGod, G., Jeremiah, K., Faurholt-Jepsen, Maria , Aabye, M. G., Changalucha, J., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Pipper, C. B., Krarup, H., Witte, D. R., Andersen, A. B. & Friis, Henrik, 2011, In: P L o S One. 6, 8, p. e24215 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Diabetes is a strong predictor of mortality during tuberculosis treatment: a prospective cohort study among tuberculosis patients from Mwanza, Tanzania
Faurholt-Jepsen, Daniel, Range, N., PrayGod, G., Jeremiah, K., Faurholt-Jepsen, Maria , Aabye, M., Changalucha, J., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Grewal, H. M. S., Martinussen, Torben, Krarup, H., Witte, D. R., Andersen, A. B. & Friis, Henrik, 2013, In: Tropical Medicine & International Health. 18, 7, p. 822-829 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Diabetes mellitus, hypertension and albuminuria in rural Zambia: a hospital-based survey
Rasmussen, J. B., Thomsen, J. A., Rossing, Peter, Parkinson, S., Christensen, Dirk Lund & Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, Sep 2013, In: Tropical Medicine & International Health. 18, 9, p. 1080-4 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Diet and endurance performance of Kenyan runners: A physiological perspective
Christensen, Dirk Lund, 2007, East African running: Towards a cross-disciplinary perspective. Pitsiladis, Y., Bale, J., Sharp, C. & Noakes, T. (eds.). Oxon: Routledge, p. 102-117 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Communication
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Diet intake and endurance performance in Kenyan runners
Christensen, Dirk Lund, 2004, In: Comparative Exercise Physiology. 1, p. 249-253 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › Research
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Dietary patterns, food and macronutrient intakes among adults in three ethnic groups in rural Kenya
Hansen, A. W., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Larsson, M. W., Eis, J., Christensen, T., Friis, Henrik, Mwaniki, D. L., Kilonzo, B., Boit, M. K., Borch-Johnsen, K. & Tetens, Inge , 2011, In: Public Health Nutrition. 14, 9, p. 1671-1679 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Digit ratio (2D:4D) is not related to cardiovascular diseases or their risk factors in menopausal women
Fischer Pedersen, J. K., Klimek, M., Galbarczyk, A., Nenko, I., Sobocki, J., Christensen, Dirk Lund & Jasienska, G., 2021, In: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council. 33, 3, e23505.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Directly measured aerobic fitness in male Maasai of Tanzania
Christensen, Dirk Lund, Jørgensen, S. W., Koch, L. S., Nordsborg, Nikolai Baastrup, Sironga, J., Ramaiya, K. L., Larsen, Steen, Brage, S., Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, Maro, V. P. & Helge, Jørn Wulff, 2022, In: American Journal of Human Biology. 34, 4, 12 p., e23674.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Do WHO criteria for gestational diabetes fit a rural population in Tanzania? – A follow-up study assessing mother and child health six years after a pregnancy diagnosed with gestational diabetes
Eriksen, C. B., Minja, D. T., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, Damm, Peter, Schmiegelow, Christentze, Grunnet, Louise Groth & Hjort, Line, 2024, In: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 211, 8 p., 111657.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Effects of an outdoor bicycle-based intervention in healthy rural Indian men with normal and low birth weight
Madsen, C., Mogensen, P., Thomas, N., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, Mohan, V., Inbakumari, M., Nadig, S. V., Alex, R., Geetanjali, F. S., Westgate, K., Brage, S., Vaag, A. & Grunnet, Louise Groth, Feb 2015, In: Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease. 6, 1, p. 27-37 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Effects of glucose, glucose plus branched-chain amino acids, or placebo on bike performance over 100 km
Madsen, K., MacLean, D. A., Kiens, Bente & Christensen, Dirk Lund, Dec 1996, In: Journal of Applied Physiology. 81, 6, p. 2644-2650 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Energy expenditure and intensity of ritual jumping-dancing in male Maasai
Christensen, Dirk Lund, Westgate, K., Griffiths, L., Sironga, J., Maro, V. P., Helge, Jørn Wulff, Larsen, Steen, Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, Ramaiya, K. L., Jensen, J. & Brage, S., 2023, In: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council. 35, 9, 10 p., e23907.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Entomophagy among the Luo of Kenya: a potential mineral source?
Christensen, Dirk Lund, Orech, F. O., Mungai, M. N., Larsen, T., Friis, Henrik & Aagaard-Hansen, J., 2006, In: International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition. 57, 3-4, p. 198-203 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Environmental exposures are important for type 2 diabetes pathophysiology in sub-Saharan African populations
Christensen, Dirk Lund, Hjort, Line, Mpagama, S. G. & Ramaiya, K. L., 2023, In: Diabetologia. 66, p. 777–779 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Research
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Erratum: Physiological adaptation to maternal malaria and other adverse exposure: Low birth weight, functional capacity, and possible metabolic disease in adult life (International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics (115: Suppl. 1 (S16-S19))
Christensen, Dirk Lund, Kapur, A. & Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, 1 Jan 2012, In: International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 117, 3, 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › Research › peer-review
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Ethnic differences in anthropometric measures and abdominal fat distribution: a cross-sectional pooled study in Inuit, Africans and Europeans
Rønn, P. F., Andersen, G. S., Lauritzen, T., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Aadahl, Mette, Carstensen, Bendix & Jørgensen, M. E., Jun 2017, In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 71, 6, p. 536-543 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Ethnicity and obesity: why are some people more vulnerable?
Christensen, Dirk Lund & Jørgensen, M. E., 2008, In: International Diabetes Monitor. 20, 5, p. 202-209 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › Research
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Experiences and perceptions of participants on the pathway towards clinical management of dual tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus in Tanzania
Chamba, N. G., Byashalira, K. C., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Ramaiya, K. L., Kapyolo, E. P., Shayo, P. J., Lillebaek, Troels, Ntinginya, N. E., Mmbaga, B. T., Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, Mpagama, S. G. & Manongi, R. N., 2022, In: Global Health Action. 15, 1, 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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FOETAL for NCD-FOetal Exposure and Epidemiological Transitions: the role of Anaemia in early Life for Non-Communicable Diseases in later life: a prospective preconception study in rural Tanzania
Hjort, L., Lykke Møller, S., Minja, D., Msemo, O., Nielsen, B. B., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Theander, Thor Grundtvig, Nielsen, K., Larsen, L. G., Grunnet, Louise Groth, Groop, L., Prasad, R., Lusingu, J., Schmiegelow, Christentze & Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, 2019, In: BMJ Open. 9, 5, 14 p., e024861.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Fedt & etnicitet
Christensen, Dirk Lund & Jørgensen, M. E., 16 Jan 2009, In: Weekendavisen. 03, p. 12 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Communication
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Food and macronutrient intake of male adolescent Kalenjin runners in Kenya.
Christensen, Dirk Lund, van Hall, Gerrit & Hambraeus, L., 2002, In: British Journal of Nutrition. 88, 6, p. 711-7 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Food intake of Kalenjin runners in Kenya: a field study
Christensen, Dirk Lund, Hall, G. V. & Hambraeus, L., 1998, In: Journal of Sports Sciences. 16, p. 500 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Food security, dietary intake and foodways of urban low-income older south african women: An exploratory study
Odunitan-Wayas, F. A., Faber, M., Mendham, A. E., Goedecke, J. H., Micklesfield, L. K., Brooks, N. E., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Gallagher, I. J., Myburgh, K. H., Hunter, A. M. & Lambert, E. V., 2021, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18, 8, 14 p., 3973.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Geographic differences in the associations between impaired glucose regulation and cardiovascular risk factors among young adults
Oya, J., Vistisen, D., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Faurholt-Jepsen, Daniel, Mohan, V., Ramachandran, A., Chew, S. K. H., Shaw, J. E. & Jørgensen, M. E., Apr 2015, In: Diabetic Medicine. 32, 4, p. 497-504 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Global differences in causes and diagnostics of cardio-metabolic diseases
Christensen, Dirk Lund, Bygbjerg, Ib Christian & Meyrowitsch, Dan Wolf, 2017, In: Ugeskrift for Laeger. 179, 20, p. 880-883 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › Research › peer-review
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Globale forskelle i årsager til og diagnostik af kardiometaboliske sygdomme
Christensen, Dirk Lund, Bygbjerg, Ib Christian & Meyrowitsch, Dan Wolf, 15 May 2017, 4 p. Ugeskriftet.Research output: Other contribution › Net publication - Internet publication › Research › peer-review
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Glucose intolerance in the West African Diaspora: a skeletal muscle fibre type distribution hypothesis
Nielsen, Jannie & Christensen, Dirk Lund, 2011, In: Acta Physiologica (Print). 202, 4, p. 605-16Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Glucose intolerance in to body composition, physical activity and other predictors among the Luo, Kamba and Maasai of Kenya
Christensen, Dirk Lund, 2008, Museum Tusculanum.Research output: Book/Report › Ph.D. thesis › Research
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HIV and metabolic syndrome in an Ethiopian population
Møller, S. P., Amare, H., Christensen, Dirk Lund, Yilma, D., Abdissa, A., Friis, Henrik, Faurholt-Jepsen, D. & Olsen, Mette Frahm, 20 Jul 2020, In: Annals of Human Biology. 47, 5, p. 457-464 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Increased risk of type 2 diabetes with ascending social class in urban South Indians is explained by obesity: The Chennai urban rural epidemiology study (CURES-116).
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Diabetes is a risk factor for pulmonary tuberculosis: a case-control study from Mwanza, Tanzania
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