title: Is poverty the root cause of the epidemic of type 2 diabetes mellitus in children?
authors.affiliation: Pediatrics, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Wanda
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Montalvo
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Capitulo
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004032:Diet / Q000191:economics*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009765:Obesity / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology; D011203:Poverty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology