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Colloquium: Diabetes Epidemiology and Interventions in Arab Americans

February 9 2010 at 9:30 AM

Linda Jaber, Pharm.D.Professor, Pharmacy PracticeEugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy & Health SciencesWayne State University   Presentation SummaryDr. Jaber is a nationally recognized expert in diabetes treatment whose studies of risk factors among Arab Americans are providing the first representative, population-based, cross-sectional estimates of diabetes incidence in this group. This presentation will provide an overview of the epidemiology of diabetes and its risk factors, metabolic syndrome, and the feasibility of diabetes prevention programs for Arab Americans.   Relevant Publications Jaber LA, Brown MB, Hammad A, Zhu Q, Herman WH. “The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome among Arab Americans”. Diabetes Care 2004;27:234-238. Jaber LA, Brown MB, Hammad A, Zhu Q, Herman WH. “Lack of acculturation is a risk factor for diabetes in Arab immigrants in the U.S”. Diabetes Care 2003;26:2010-2014.   Presented courtesy of the Mary Thompson Foundation- Please Attend To subscribe to our distribution list, please visit: www.iog.wayne.edu/list.php  

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