Diabetes prevention in American Indians and Alaska Natives: Where are we in 1994?

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 34, Issue SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Gohdes, Dorothy ^a   Schraer, Cynthia ^b   Rith Najarian, Stephen ^c  

^a Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service   (United States)

^b ALASKA NATIVE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Federal Building   (United States)

Author keywords

American Indians; complications; prevention

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REHABILITATION; SECONDARY PREVENTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030512225     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8227(96)01311-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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