title: Introductory remarks for the First Interamerican Congress of Diabetes Maracaibo-Venezuela, July 2010.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Pharmacology Unit, José María Vargas School of Medicine, Central University of Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Velasco
authors.forename: Zafar
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Israili
authors.forename: Valmore
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bermúdez
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors