A historical overview of the United States-Mexico Border Diabetes Prevention and Control Project

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 143-150

  Diaz Kenney, Rita V ^a   Ruiz Holguín, Rosalba ^b   De Cosío, Federico G ^b   Ramos, Rebeca ^c   Rodríguez, Betsy ^d   Beckles, Gloria L ^a   Valdez, Rodolfo ^e   Thompson Reid, Patricia E ^a  

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

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c Alliance of Border Collaboratives   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Border health; Diabetes mellitus; International cooperation; Mexico; Risk factors; Type 2; United States

Indexed keywords

BORDER REGION; DIABETES; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREVALENCE; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; STATE ROLE;

FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; MEXICO CITY; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77958551158     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892010000900003     Document Type: Article

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