Closing the gap: the problem of diabetes mellitus in the United States. The Carter Center of Emory University.
Diabetes mellitus is a major public health problem and a leading cause of death, disability, and cost in the United States. We review the epidemiology of diabetes and its complications, the costs of diabetes, and discuss intervention strategies to reduce the burden of diabetes in the United States.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000453:epidemiology; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000453:epidemiology; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000453:epidemiology; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States