title: Diabetes and vascular disease.
abstract: Reduction of morbidity and mortality rates from cardiovascular disease requires a dual approach: public health measures for the whole community and individual assessment and treatment for those people at high risk. The presence of diabetes identifies patients who require particular attention for risk factor assessment and prevention of macrovascular disease.
authors.affiliation: University of Melbourne, Department of Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital, Victoria.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Best
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: O'Neal
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000188:drug therapy; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy; D009765:Obesity; D012307:Risk Factors