DIABETES MELLITUS AMONG INDIANS OF THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST: ITS PREVALENCE AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS IN A HOSPITALIZED POPULATION

Investigators engaged in long-term studies of chronic and degenerative illnesses have documented the practicability of control of a wide variety of such disorders.

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Article1 March 1954DIABETES MELLITUS AMONG INDIANS OF THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST: ITS PREVALENCE AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS IN A HOSPITALIZED POPULATIONBURTON M. COHEN, M.D.BURTON M. COHEN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-40-3-588 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptInvestigators engaged in long-term studies of chronic and degenerative illnesses have documented the practicability of control of a wide variety of such disorders.1In common with individuals suffering from certain other of these ailments, the patient with diabetes mellitus has realized the dividends accruing from early detection and inauguration of treatment. Prolonged and aggressive control following discovery of diabetes in its earliest stages has resulted in a material reduction in the incidence of complicating effects in retinal, renal and peripheral vascular areas.2-6Intensive case-finding programs, "diabetes fairs" and community surveys by the medical profession in coöperation with federal, state and...Bibliography1. Seegal D: On longevity and the control of chronic disease, in The social and biological challenge of our aging population, 1950, Columbia University Press, New York. Google Scholar2. JacksonHardinWalkerHendricksKelly RLRCGLABHG: Degenerative changes in young diabetics in relationship to level of control, Proc. Am. Diabetes A. 9: 3, 1949. Google Scholar3. WilsonRootMarble JLHFA: Prevention of degenerative vascular lesions in young patients by control of diabetes, Am. J. M. Sc. 221: 479, 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Joslin EP: Status of living diabetics with onset under forty years of age, J. A. M. 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