The hidden cost of moving up: Type 2 diabetes and the escape from persistent poverty in the American South

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 508-515

  Steckel, Richard H ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85027948903     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22399     Document Type: Article

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