MASS SCREENING FOR LOWERED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE
Authors: L M PETRIE, C J McLOUGHLIN, T E HODGINS
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1954)

Article1 May 1954MASS SCREENING FOR LOWERED GLUCOSE TOLERANCELESTER M. PETRIE, M.D., F.A.C.P., CHRISTOPHER J. MCLOUGHLIN, M.D., F.A.C.P., THOMAS E. HODGINS, M.D.LESTER M. PETRIE, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, CHRISTOPHER J. MCLOUGHLIN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, THOMAS E. HODGINS, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-40-5-963 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe decreasing incidence of the infectious diseases with a steadily aging population has focused the attention of the professional workers particularly interested in the health of our nation on the degenerative diseases commonly encountered in older age groups. It has been stated that over one-half of the deaths in the country today are caused by these so-called "chronic diseases."1One of these under attack is diabetes mellitus. The importance of early diagnosis and treatment in this disease has been repeatedly emphasized.2, 3, 4, 5The rôle played by the Department of Public Health as an effective agency to aid with...Bibliography1. Current Mortality Analysis—National Office of Vital Statistics, Federal Security Agency, Washington, D. C., 1948, Vol. 6, No. 13. Google Scholar2. ReinbergGreelyLittlefield MHPOMS: Early diagnosis of diabetes, J. A. M. A. 148: 1177-1181 (Apr. 5) 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Discovering unsuspected diabetes, Editorial, J. A. M. A. 144: 468-469 (Oct. 7) 1950. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. Joslin EP: Medical progress: diabetes, New England J. Med. 238: 401, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. BoydJacksonAllen JDRLJH: Avoidance of degenerative lesions in diabetes mellitus, J. A. M. A. 118: 694-696 (Feb. 28) 1942. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. Wilkerson HL: Diabetes control in the public health program, New York State J. Med. 49: 2945 (Dec. 15) 1949. MedlineGoogle Scholar7. Bowdoin CD: Mass blood testing in eight Georgia communities, J. Ven. Dis. Inform. 26: 126, 1948. Google Scholar8. Petrie LM: What we expect from x-ray programs, Transactions of the Forty-third Annual Meeting of the National TB Association, 1947, p. 175-183. Google Scholar9. FetzPetrie RHLM: Diabetic case finding by the Anthrone method, Pub. Health Rep. 65: 1709-1717 (Dec. 22) 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. PetrieBowdoinMcLoughlin LMCDCJ: Voluntary multiple health tests, J. A. M. A. 148: 1022-1024 (Mar. 22) 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. PetrieFetz LMRH: Diabetes case finding in Georgia, J. M. A. Georgia 40: 143 (Mar.) 1951. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Atlanta, Georgia*Presented at the Thirty-Fourth Annual Session of the American College of Physicians, Atlantic City, New Jersey, April 15, 1953.From the Georgia Department of Public Health and the Department of Medicine, Emory University. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAdiposity or longevity: Which factor accounts for the increase in type II diabetes mellitus when populations acculturate to an industrial technology?The effect of aging on carbohydrate metabolism: A review of the English literature and a practical approach to the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus in the elderlyDiabetes Mellitus — A Geneticist’s NightmareDie Verbreitung des Diabetes mellitus: Häufigkeit und Vorkommen in Europa und AmerikaThe Cortisone-Glucose Tolerance Test The Influence of Age on PerformanceTHOMAS POZEFSKY, M.D., JOEL L. COLKER, M.D., HAROLD M. LANGS, M.D., REUBIN ANDRES, M.D.ASCORBIC ACID AND CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM. I. THE CORTISONE GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TESTDiabetes detection: An improved approachDiagnosis of Diabetes by the OphthalmologistDiabetes mellitus and pulmonary tuberculosis 1 May 1954Volume 40, Issue 5Page: 963-967KeywordsAge groupsAgingDiabetes mellitusGlucose toleranceInfectious diseasesPrevention, policy, and public health Issue Published: 1 May 1954 PDF downloadLoading ...