Language barrier and its relationship to diabetes and diabetic retinopathy

• Main Authors: Zheng Yingfeng (Author), Lamoureux Ecosse L (Author), Chiang Pei-Chia (Author), Anuar Ainur (Author), Ding Jie (Author), Wang Jie (Author), Mitchell Paul (Author), Tai E-Shyong (Author), Wong Tien Y (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Language barrier is an important determinant of health care access and health. We examined the associations of English proficiency with type-2 diabetes (T2DM) and diabetic retinopathy (DR) in Asian Indians living in Singapore, an urb...