Diabetes in the indigenous population of the commonwealth of the northern Mariana Islands

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 1996, Pages 28-32

  Mark Durand, A ^a   Bourne, Joyce ^a   Tuohey Mote, David ^a   David Khorram, K ^a   Abraham, Isamu J ^a  

^a Department of Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Epidemiolagy; Pacific islander

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750160871     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/101053959700900106     Document Type: Article

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