title: Diabetes: an epidemic of a chronic disease.
authors: Department of Community Health, Brown Medical School, Division of Disease Prevention and Control, Rhode Island Department of Health, USA.
authors: Barbara
authors: B
authors: Kondilis
authors: Joann
authors: J
authors: Lindenmayer
authors: Dona
authors: D
authors: Goldman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012237:Rhode Island / Q000453:epidemiology