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A reconsideration of the origins of the type 2 diabetes epidemic among Native Americans and the implications for intervention policy.

Medical anthropology - 1 Jan 2001

Benyshek D C, Martin J F, Johnston C S

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Type 2 diabetes has reached epidemic proportions in many Native American communities in North America. The overwhelming majority of physicians, biomedical researchers, and medical ecologists continue to explain the astoundingly high prevalence rates of diabetes among Native Americans and other high prevalence populations in terms of yet-to-be-identified genetic factors. Recent experimental and epidemiological...

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PMID: 11820766
DOI: 10.1080/01459740.2001.9966186

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