Understanding and addressing unique needs of diabetes in Asian Americans, native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.

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Published in Diabetes Care on May 01, 2012

Authors

George L King1, Marguerite J McNeely, Lorna E Thorpe, Marjorie L M Mau, Jocelyn Ko, Lenna L Liu, Angela Sun, William C Hsu, Edward A Chow

Author Affiliations

1: Asian American Diabetes Initiative, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston,Massachusetts, USA. george.king@joslin.harvard.edu

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