Globalization, coca-colonization and the chronic disease epidemic: Can the doomsday scenario be averted?

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 247, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 301-310

  Zimmet, Paul ^a  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DIABETES CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHICS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LIFESTYLE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

AFRICA; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; INDIA; MAURITIUS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0034031561     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.2000.00625.x     Document Type: Review

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