Land-use and land-cover assessment for the study of lifestyle change in a rural Mexican community: The Maycoba Project
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In 1995, a study was conducted to identify the effects of traditional and westernized environments on the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Pima Indians (Pimas) in Mexico and the United States. The study concluded that the more tradit...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-07-01
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Series: | International Journal of Health Geographics |
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Online Access: | http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/11/1/27 |