Do risk factors explain the increased prevalence of type 2 diabetes among California Asian adults?

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 803-808

  Choi, Sarah E ^a   Chow, Vincent H ^b   Chung, Sarah J ^b   Wong, Nathan D ^b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asians; Epidemiology; Surveys; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ASIAN AMERICANS; CALIFORNIA; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 81355135330     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-010-9397-6     Document Type: Article

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