VASCULAR DISEASE IN THE OBESE DIABETIC, AND IN NON-DIABETICS; A DISCUSSION OF ARTERIOSCLEROSIS AS A CAUSE OF DIABETES
Authors: Edgar C. Beck, James G. Fowler, Edward C. Koenig, Byron D. Bowen
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1935)

Article1 December 1935VASCULAR DISEASE IN THE OBESE DIABETIC, AND IN NON-DIABETICS; A DISCUSSION OF ARTERIOSCLEROSIS AS A CAUSE OF DIABETESEDGAR C. BECK, M.D., JAMES G. FOWLER, M.D., EDWARD C. KOENIG, M.D., F.A.C.P., BYRON D. BOWEN, M.D., F.A.C.P.EDGAR C. BECK, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JAMES G. FOWLER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, EDWARD C. KOENIG, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, BYRON D. BOWEN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-9-6-662 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptMost older diabetic patients are obese or have been so. Their pathological state is, therefore, essentially that of obesity with superimposed diabetes. The association of vascular disease and diabetes in this group is far too frequent to be ascribed to coincidence alone. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Buffalo, New York*Read at the Philadelphia meeting of the American College of Physicians, May 3, 1935.From the Buffalo General Hospital and the Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, the University of Buffalo. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byFettsucht und Magersucht 1 December 1935Volume 9, Issue 6Page: 662-670KeywordsArteriesCalciumHospital medicineLesionsObesityOverweightVascular diseases ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1935 PDF downloadLoading ...