title: Response to research letter in relation to paper by Bongaerts et al., a clinical screening score for diabetic polyneuropathy: KORA F4 and AusDiab studies (a single question screening test for the detection of diabetic peripheral neuropathy).
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biometrics and Epidemiology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Auf´m Hennekamp 65, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany. Electronic address: brenda.bongaerts@ddz.uni-duesseldorf.de.
authors.forename: Brenda W C
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Bongaerts
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology, University Hospital, Moorenstrasse 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; Institute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Auf´m Hennekamp 65, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD e.V.), partner Düsseldorf, Auf´m Hennekamp 65, 40225 Germany.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ziegler
authors.affiliation: Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, 75 Commercial Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia.
authors.forename: Jonathan E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biometrics and Epidemiology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Auf´m Hennekamp 65, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rathmann
mesh_terms: D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000458:organization & administration*