[Prevalence and risk factors for diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetes patients in Jewish and Bedouin populations in southern Israel]. - Concepedia

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[Prevalence and risk factors for diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetes patients in Jewish and Bedouin populations in southern Israel].

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2011

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Alexander Chorny, Tova Lifshits, Assaf Kratz, Jaime Levy, Daniel Golfarb, Alexander Zlotnik, Boris Knyazer

Abstract

The Bedouin population in southern Israel suffers more from retinal diabetic complications compared to Jewish patients. Common risk factors for both populations are long duration of diabetes, high HbA1c and insulin treatment.