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Comment
. 2021 Dec 1;181(12):1560-1561.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.4949.

Racial and Ethnic Differences in Age at Diabetes Diagnosis-A Call for Action

Anjali Gopalan  1 , Anand R Habib  2   3 , Richard W Grant  1   4
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Racial and Ethnic Differences in Age at Diabetes Diagnosis-A Call for Action

Anjali Gopalan et al. JAMA Intern Med. .
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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Gopalan reported receiving grants from National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (K23DK116968) during the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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