Case-Based Study: From Prediabetes to Complications—Opportunities for Prevention

Jonathan Rappaport; Vivian Fonseca

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0020040

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Case-Based Study: From Prediabetes to Complications—Opportunities for Prevention

Jonathan Rappaport ,

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: jrappapo@tulane.edu
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Vivian Fonseca

Case-Based Study: From Prediabetes to Complications—Opportunities for Prevention

Jonathan Rappaport,
Vivian Fonseca

Published: February 22, 2005
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020040

About the Authors

Jonathan Rappaport: *To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: jrappapo@tulane.edu
Vivian Fonseca

Competing Interests

JR declares that he has no competing interests. VF has pharmaceutical research grants funded by AstraZeneca, Merck, Pfizer, P&G Pharmaceuticals, Novo Nordisk, Aventis, Takeda, SmithKline Beecham, Schering-Plough, Novartis, Diobex Corporation, and MannKind Corporation.

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