Acculturation and prevalence of diabetes among Japanese-American men in Hawaii

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 144, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 674-681

  Huang, Boji ^a   Rodriguez, Beatriz L ^a   Burchfiel, Cecil M ^b   Chyou, Po Huang ^a,c   Curb, J David ^a   Yano, Katsuhiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

acculturation; body mass index; diabetes mellitus; diet; life style; risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029743462     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008980     Document Type: Article

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