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Comment
. 2019 May;10(3):571-573.
doi: 10.1111/jdi.12962. Epub 2018 Dec 7.

Different trends in causes of death in patients with diabetes between Japan and the USA

Shin Tsunekawa  1 , Hideki Kamiya  1 , Jiro Nakamura  1
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Comment

Different trends in causes of death in patients with diabetes between Japan and the USA

Shin Tsunekawa et al. J Diabetes Investig. 2019 May.

Abstract

The proportion of total deaths due to vascular disease among people with diabetes has declined over the past three decades in both Japan and the USA, whereas other causes of deaths showed different trends between Japan and the USA.

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Proportion of deaths caused by vascular diseases, cancer or infectious diseases among people with (red) and without (blue) diagnosed diabetes. (a–c) Survey in Japan4. (d–f) Survey in the USA 3.
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