Incidence and onset features of diabetes in African‐American and Latino children in Chicago, 1985–1994

The study aimed to describe the epidemiology of diabetes in minority children residing in Chicago, IL, USA, and to compare the demographic and clinical characteristics of those with type 1 to those with youth‐onset type 2 diabetes.

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