Bennett P H
Geriatrics. 1984 May;39(5):37-41.
Two million older Americans are known diabetics and it is estimated another 2 million remain undiagnosed. Still another group may be overdiagnosed and are merely showing signs of age. This first installment of an ongoing series tells how new classification criteria and incidence data can help physicians address this classic diagnostic challenge.
据了解，美国有200万老年人患有糖尿病，据估计还有200万人尚未被诊断出来。另外，还有一部分人可能被过度诊断，他们只是出现了衰老的迹象。这个正在进行的系列报道的第一部分讲述了新的分类标准和发病率数据如何帮助医生应对这一经典的诊断挑战。
