Obesity and Diabetes in New York City, 2002 and 2004

• Main Authors: Shadi Chamany, MD, MPH (Author), Donna Eisenhower, PhD (Author), Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH (Author), Gretchen Van Wye, PhD (Author), Bonnie D. Kerker, PhD, MPH (Author), Thomas Matte, MD, MPH (Author), Lorna Thorpe, PhD, MPH (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction Obesity and diabetes have increased rapidly nationwide, yet reliable information on these disease trends in local urban settings is unavailable. We undertook this study to characterize trends in obesity and diagnosed diabetes from 2002 to 2004 among white, black, and Hispanic adult resi...