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Looking at blood sugar

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Further Reading

  • Farquhar, A.B. and Farquhar, H. (1891) Economic and Industrial Delusions. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons.

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Data sources for Figure 1

  • Early release of 2006 data in Chapter 14 of the National Health Interview Survey, prepared under the auspices of the Centers for Disease Control and prevention. Available at www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/earlyrelease200703.pdf.

  • Kenny, S.J., Aubert, R.E., and Geiss, L.S. (1994) Prevalence and Incidence of Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes. Chapter 4 in Diabetes in America (2nd ed.). ( http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/america ).

  • LaPorte, R.E., Matsushima, M., and Chang, Y-F. (1994) Prevalence and Incidence of Insulin-Dependent Diabetes. Chapter 3 in Diabetes in America (2nd ed.). ( http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/america )

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  1. National Board of Medical Examiners, 3750 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA

    Howard Wainer (Column Editor, Distinguished Research Scientist) & Paul Velleman

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Wainer, H., Velleman, P. Looking at blood sugar. CHANCE 21, 56–61 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00144-008-0041-3

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