Explanations for the High Risk of Diabetes-Related Amputation in a Caribbean Population of Black African Descent and Potential for Prevention

Anselm J.M. Hennis; Henry S. Fraser; Ramesh Jonnalagadda; John Fuller; Nish Chaturvedi

doi:10.2337/diacare.27.11.2636

Pathophysiology/Complications

Explanations for the High Risk of Diabetes-Related Amputation in a Caribbean Population of Black African Descent and Potential for Prevention

Anselm J.M. Hennis, MRCP, PHD1 2,
Henry S. Fraser, FRCP, PHD1 2,
Ramesh Jonnalagadda, MS2,
John Fuller, FRCP3 and
Nish Chaturvedi, MRCP, MD4

¹Chronic Disease Research Centre, Tropical Medicine Research Institute, University of the West Indies, Barbados, West Indies
²School of Clinical Medicine & Research, University of the West Indies, Barbados, West Indies
³University College, London, U.K.
⁴National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, U.K.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Anselm Hennis, Chronic Disease Research Centre, Tropical Medicine Research Institute, University of the West Indies, Jemmott’s Lane, Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies. E-mail: ahennis{at}caribsurf.com

Diabetes Care 2004 Nov; 27(11): 2636-2641. https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.27.11.2636

Article Information

vol. 27 no. 11 2636-2641

DOI

https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.27.11.2636

PubMed

15504998

Published By

American Diabetes Association

Print ISSN

0149-5992

Online ISSN

1935-5548

History

August 2, 2004
March 11, 2004
Published in print October 25, 2004.

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Author Information

Anselm J.M. Hennis, MRCP, PHD1 2,
Henry S. Fraser, FRCP, PHD1 2,
Ramesh Jonnalagadda, MS2,
John Fuller, FRCP3 and
Nish Chaturvedi, MRCP, MD4

¹Chronic Disease Research Centre, Tropical Medicine Research Institute, University of the West Indies, Barbados, West Indies
²School of Clinical Medicine & Research, University of the West Indies, Barbados, West Indies
³University College, London, U.K.
⁴National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, U.K.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Anselm Hennis, Chronic Disease Research Centre, Tropical Medicine Research Institute, University of the West Indies, Jemmott’s Lane, Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies. E-mail: ahennis{at}caribsurf.com

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