Diabetes and cardiovascular disease among asian indians in the united states

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Sarita A. Mohanty
Steffie Woolhandler
David U. Himmelstein
David H. Bor
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[1] University of Southern California,Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric and General Internal Medicine
[2] Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School,Department of Medicine
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Journal of General Internal Medicine | 2005年 / 20卷
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Asian Indian; diabetes; coronary heart disease; hypertension; obesity;
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CONTEXT: Studies, mostly from outside the United States, have found high prevalence of diabetes, coronary heart disease (CHD), and hypertension among Asian Indians, despite low rates of associated risk factors.
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