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Diabetes management in San Diego's Chamorro community examined

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, July 24th, 2005

Investigators examine diabetes management in San Diego's Chamorro community in a recent issue of Diabetes Educator.

According to a study from the United States, "The purpose of this study was to assess the diabetes risk status, incidence, and morbidity within San Diego's Chamorro community as a foundation to help community leaders and health care providers create culturally customized health promotion interventions.

"The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey was used to query a randomly selected, convenience sample of San Diego Chamorros (n=228) drawn from the Chamorro Directory International. Based on individual survey responses,...

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