They say it runs in the family: Diabetes and inheritance in Oaxaca, Mexico

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1776-1783

  Everett, Margaret ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Family history; Geneticization; Indigenous peoples; Mexico; Oaxaca; Thrifty genotype

Indexed keywords

DIABETES; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ETHNICITY; ETIOLOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; POPULATION GENETICS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIET; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INHERITANCE; LIFE EVENT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEXICO; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIVACY; RURAL POPULATION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STIGMA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIET; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; OAXACA;

EID: 79958725717     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.02.021     Document Type: Article

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