Language barrier and its relationship to diabetes and diabetic retinopathy

• Main Authors: Zheng, Yingfeng, Lamoureux, Ecosse L., Chiang, Pei-Chia Peggy, Anuar, Ainur Rahman, Ding, Jie, Wang, Jie Jin, Mitchell, Paul, Tai, E-Shyong, Wong, Tien Y.
• Format: Article
• Published: BioMed Central 2012
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/23088/; https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-781

Background: Language barrier is an important determinant of health care access and health. We examined the associations of English proficiency with type-2 diabetes (T2DM) and diabetic retinopathy (DR) in Asian Indians living in Singapore, an urban city where English is the predominant language of co...