Type 2 diabetes in Belgians of Turkish and Moroccan origin

Archives of Public Health

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 62-87

  Vandenheede, H ^a,b   Deboosere, P ^b  

^a RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Body mass index; Diabetes mellitus; Immigrants; Morocco; Physical exercise; Socioeconomic factors; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 75849121604     PISSN: 07787367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/0778-7367-67-2-62     Document Type: Article

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