Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 224-227 , July 2006

Medical records as sources of data on cardiovascular disease events in persons with diabetes

  • Barbara E.K. Klein

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53726, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin, 610 North Walnut Street, Room 409 WARF, Madison, WI 53726, USA. Tel.: +1 608 263 0276; fax: +1 608 263 0279.
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  • Ronald Klein

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53726, USA
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  • Patrick E. McBride

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53726, USA
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  • Jennifer O. Reinke

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53726, USA
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  • Michael D. Knudtson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53726, USA

Received 16 April 2004 ,Revised 16 June 2005 ,Accepted 21 June 2005.

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☆ This work was supported by grant HL59259.

PII: S1056-8727(05)00077-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2005.06.008

Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 224-227 , July 2006

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