The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 8, Supplement 2 , Pages S1-S2 , August 2008

Introduction

  • Miguel Martinez, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Miguel Martinez, MD, White Memorial Medical Center, 1720 Cesar E. Chavez Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90033.

References 

  1. Kramer H, Han C, Post W, et al. Racial/ethnic differences in hypertension and hypertension treatment and control in the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA). Am J Hypertens. 2004;17:963–970
  2. Ferrannini E, Gastaldelli A, Matsuda M, et al. Influence of ethnicity and familial diabetes on glucose tolerance and insulin action: a physiological analysis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2003;88:3251–3257
  3. Harris MI, Flegal KM, Cowie CC, et al. Prevalence of diabetes, impaired fasting glucose, and impaired glucose tolerance in US adults: the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988–1994. Diabetes Care. 1998;21:518–524
  4. Young BA, Maynard C, Boyko EJ. Racial differences in diabetic nephropathy, cardiovascular disease, and mortality in a national population of veterans. Diabetes Care. 2003;26:2392–2399
  5. Young BA, Maynard C, Reiber G, Boyko EJ. Effects of ethnicity and nephropathy on lower-extremity amputation risk among diabetic veterans. Diabetes Care. 2003;26:495–501
  6. Berry SJ, Coffey DS, Walsh PC, Ewing LL. The development of human benign prostatic hyperplasia with age. J Urol. 1984;132:474–479
  7. Hoesl CE, Woll EM, Burkart M, Altwein JE. Erectile dysfunction (ED) is prevalent, bothersome and underdiagnosed in patients consulting urologists for benign prostatic syndrome (BPS). Eur Urol. 2005;47:511–517

 Statement of author disclosure: Please see the Author Disclosures section at the end of this article.

PII: S0002-9343(08)00506-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.05.020

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 8, Supplement 2 , Pages S1-S2 , August 2008

Article Tools