Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 15, Issue 6 , Pages 320-327 , November 2001

Ethnicity and type 2 diabetes: Focus on Asian Indians

  • Nicola Abate

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Human Nutrition, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. UT Southwestern Lipid and Heart Disease Risk Management Clinic, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas TX 75390-9169, USA. Tel.: +1-214-648-8367; fax: +1-214-648-8364
    • ,
  • Manisha Chandalia

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Human Nutrition, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA
    • VA North Texas Health Care System, Texas, USA

Received 8 May 2001 ,Accepted 10 May 2001.

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