Diabetes in Hong Kong Chinese: evidence for familial clustering and parental effects
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Heterogeneity of diabetes mellitus in the Hong Kong Chinese population. The Chinese University of Hong Kong-Prince of Wales Hospital Diabetes Research and Care Group.
Diabetes mellitus is a massive public health problem that has major socio-economic implications. There are now local and international data that confirm the high prevalence of diabetes in Chinese populations living in affluent societies such as Hong Kong. The heterogeneity of diabetes mellitus, especially among patients with a young onset of the disease, is being increasingly recognised. Geneti...
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عنوان ژورنال: Diabetes Care
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0149-5992,1935-5548
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.23.9.1365