Glucose intolerance in Wisconsin's Hmong population.
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The Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Wisconsin Hmong Patient Population.
PURPOSE Wisconsin's largest Asian population, the Hmong, may be at high risk for type 2 diabetes. However, there are few population-based studies investigating the prevalence of diabetes in this population. This study compared the prevalence of diabetes between Hmong and non-Hispanic white patients of the University of Wisconsin departments of family medicine, pediatrics, and internal medicine ...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- WMJ : official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin
دوره 104 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005