EPIDEMIOLOGY OF NON-INSULIN-DEPENDENT DIABETES-MELLITUS AND ITS MACROVASCULAR COMPLICATIONS - A BASIS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF COST-EFFECTIVEPROGRAMS

Authors
WARRAM JH KOPCZYNSKI J JANKA HU KROLEWSKI AS
Citation
Jh. Warram et al., EPIDEMIOLOGY OF NON-INSULIN-DEPENDENT DIABETES-MELLITUS AND ITS MACROVASCULAR COMPLICATIONS - A BASIS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF COST-EFFECTIVEPROGRAMS, Endocrinology and metabolism clinics of North America, 26(1), 1997, pp. 165
Citations number
113
Categorie Soggetti
Endocrynology & Metabolism
Journal title
Endocrinology and metabolism clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
08898529
Volume
26
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0889-8529(1997)26:1<165:EONDAI>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus is a major health problem in d eveloped countries. The descriptive epidemiology of this disease and i ts cardiovascular complications are reviewed, and insulin resistance i s identified as a common risk factor for both of them. The requirement s for cost-effective programs to modify insulin resistance to prevent this disorder and its cardiovascular complications are discussed.