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Edited by D. John Betteridge. 359 pp., illustrated. London, Martin Dunitz, 2000. $99.95. ISBN 1-85317-555-2.

Diabetes mellitus is becoming one of the most important health problems not only in developed countries but also in developing countries. Worldwide, more than 140 million people are estimated to have diabetes, and projections indicate that there will be over 230 million people with diabetes by the year 2010. More than half of this population will be in Asia, because of the overall increase in population and the rapidly increasing prevalence of diabetes in this region. Because of the high morbidity and mortality associated with complications of diabetes, such as renal, retinal, and vascular diseases, diabetes mellitus is a burden . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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