Diabetes mellitus among Navajo Indians: Findings from the Navajo Health and Nutrition Survey

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 127, Issue 10 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Will, Julie C ^a   Strauss, Karen F ^b   Mendlein, James M ^a   Ballew, Carol ^a   White, Linda L ^b   Peter, Douglas G ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes melilitus; Glucose tolerance test; North Amirican Indians; Southwestern United States

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0030768858     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/127.10.2106s     Document Type: Article

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