American Indian Medicine and contemporary health problems. IV. Diabetes and perception of diabetes among Seneca Indians.

Description: 

Diabetes is a growing health problem among the Indian and non-Indian population in New York State. Today, at least one third of all adults on the Seneca Nation of Indians Cattaraugus and Allegany Reservations in New York are afflicted by the disease. The author points out the relationship between changing dietary patterns and the increased level of diabetes on the two reservations.

People: 
Seneca
Location Description: 

New York NY

Protocol: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center Public Access
Community: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center
Category: 
Miscellaneous
Original Date: 
1978
Creator: 
Judkins RA.
Rights: 
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Source: 
New York State Journal of Medicine, Jul;78(8):1320-3
Identifier: 
9906016
Subject: 
Attitude to Health, Diabetes Mellitus/Epidemiology, Food Habits, Indians, North American, Medicine, Traditional, New York, Obesity/Epidemiology
Type: 
Journal Article