Diabetes in Japanese-Brazilians - Influence of the acculturation process

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 34, Issue SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Franco, Laercio J ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

acculturation; Japanese Brazilians; non insulin dependent diabetes; prevalence of diabetes; westernization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BRAZIL; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0030497727     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8227(96)01304-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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