Residence in a distressed county in appalachia as a risk factor for diabetes, behavioral risk factor surveillance system, 2006-2007

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Barker, Lawrence ^a   Crespo, Richard ^b   Gerzoff, Robert B ^c   Denham, Sharon ^d   Shrewsberry, Molly ^b   Cornelius Averhart, Darrlyn ^c  

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

^b MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^d OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

APPALACHIAN REGION; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CULTURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79952111331     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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