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Against the tide of change: diet and health in the Pacific islands.

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Author information

Author/s: Hughes, Robert G (RG); Marks, Geoffrey C (GC);

Affiliation: Nutrition Unit, School of Population Health,The University of Queensland, Herston, QLD, Australia.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Journal of the American Dietetic Association (J Am Diet Assoc), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Oct; vol 109 (issue 10) : pp 1700-3

Dates: Created 2009/09/28; Completed 2009/10/28;

PMID: 19782168, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 10/28/2009, IMS Date: )

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Chronic Disease Cross-Cultural Comparison Cultural Characteristics Diet - ethnology; trends Food Habits - ethnology Genetic Predisposition to Disease Health Status

Health Status Humans Malnutrition - epidemiology; etiology Obesity - epidemiology; ethnology; etiology Oceanic Ancestry Group Pacific Islands Social Change

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