Toward Prevention and Control of Type 2 Diabetes: Challenges at the U.S.-Mexico Border and Beyond

Type 2 diabetes makes a compelling case study for public health action (1). The disease respects no boundaries. It is increasingly common occurring in both developed and developing countries (2), in men and women, at earlier ages than in past decades, and in persons of every race and ethnic group,...

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Main Authors: Barbara A. Bowman, PhD, Frank Vinicor, MD, MPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-01-01
Series:Preventing Chronic Disease
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Online Access:http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2005/jan/04_0119.htm