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Diabetes Awareness and Knowledge Among Latinos: Does a Usual Source of Healthcare Matter?
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 10/30/09

Gonzalez HM et al. – The authors found important and previously unreported differences between Latinos with a current USHC provider, where the predominant group, Mexican Americans, are the least likely to have access to a USHC. USHC was associated with Latinos being better informed about diabetes; however, socioeconomic barriers limit the availability of this potentially valuable tool for reducing the risks and burden of diabetes, which is a major public health problem facing Latinos.

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Influence of Hispanic Ethnicity in Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus in Sleep Apnea and Relationship to Sleep Phase
Postgraduate Medicine, 10/08/09 Relevance Score: 89%

The Effects of a Nurse Case Manager and a Community Health Worker Team on Diabetic Control, Emergency Department Visits, and Hospitalizations Among Urban African Americans With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Archives of Internal Medicine, 10/27/09 Relevance Score: 81%

Genome-wide linkage scans for type 2 diabetes mellitus in four ethnically diverse populations - significant evidence for linkage on chromosome 4q in African Americans: the Family Investigation of Nephropathy and Diabetes Research Group
Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews, 10/13/09 Relevance Score: 81%

Diabetes mellitus as a risk factor for gastrointestinal cancer among American veterans
World Journal of Gastroenterology, 11/16/09 Relevance Score: 80%

Are measures of height and leg length related to incident diabetes mellitus? The ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities) study
Acta Diabetologia, 10/08/09 Relevance Score: 80%