Hurricanes Irma and Maria and Diabetes incidence in Puerto Rico
Abstract Objective To evaluate the impact of Hurricanes Irma/Maria on diabetes incidence in Puerto Rico. Mortality increased substantially after the hurricanes, but morbidity was not assessed. Methods We recruited 364 participants from the San Juan Overweight Adults Longitudinal Study (SOALS) aged 4...
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Main Authors: | Marijulie Martínez-Lozano (Author), Carlamarie Noboa (Author), Gerardo Alvarado-González (Author), Kaumudi J. Joshipura (Author) |
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2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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