Preventing Chronic Disease | Comparison of Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations Related to Diabetes Among Native Hawaiian, Chinese, Filipino, and Japanese Elderly Compared with Whites, Hawai i, December 2006"December 2010 - CDC
Approximately 25% of individuals aged 65 years or older in the United States have diabetes mellitus. Diabetes rates in this age group are higher for Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AA/PI) than for whites. We examined racial/ethnic differences in diabetes-related potentially preventable hospitalizations (DRPH) among people aged 65 years or older for Japanese, Chinese, Filipinos, Native Hawaiians, and whites.
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- SourceUrl: http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0340.htm
- Syndication ID: 9157
- Language: English
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Date Syndication Captured: Monday, May 23, 2016 at 10:27 PM
- Date Syndication Updated: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 02:33 AM
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CDC
Diabetes Mellitus
hospitalization
Asian Americans
Pacific Islanders
Preventing Chronic Disease
PCD
health care disparities
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