American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 97, Issue 9 , Pages 1267-1273 , 1 May 2006

Comparison of Coronary Risk Factors and Quality of Life in Coronary Artery Disease Patients With Versus Without Diabetes Mellitus

  • Claudia R. Pischke, MA

      Affiliations

    • Preventive Medicine Research Institute, Sausalito, California
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  • Gerdi Weidner, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Preventive Medicine Research Institute, Sausalito, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 415-332-2525; fax: 415-332-5730.
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  • Melanie Elliott-Eller, RN, MSN

      Affiliations

    • Preventive Medicine Research Institute, Sausalito, California
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  • Larry Scherwitz, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Health and Healing, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, California
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  • Terri A. Merritt-Worden, MS

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Health and Healing, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, California
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  • Ruth Marlin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Preventive Medicine Research Institute, Sausalito, California
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  • Lee Lipsenthal, MD

      Affiliations

    • Preventive Medicine Research Institute, Sausalito, California
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  • Robert Finkel, DPE

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Health Behavior, Research & Education Inc., Columbia, South Carolina
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  • Donald Saunders, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of South Carolina, School of Medicine, Columbia, South Carolina
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  • Patty McCormac, RN

      Affiliations

    • Preventive Medicine Research Institute, Sausalito, California
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  • Judith M. Scheer, MPH, RN

      Affiliations

    • Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Richard E. Collins, MD

      Affiliations

    • South Denver Cardiology Associates, Denver, Colorado
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  • Erminia M. Guarneri, MD

      Affiliations

    • Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine, Scripps Institute, La Jolla, California.
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  • Dean Ornish, MD

      Affiliations

    • Preventive Medicine Research Institute, Sausalito, California

Received 22 July 2005 ,Revised 15 November 2005 ,Accepted 15 November 2005.

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 Preparation of this report was supported in part by the German Academic Exchange Service and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Bonn, Germany.

PII: S0002-9149(06)00157-3

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.11.051

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 97, Issue 9 , Pages 1267-1273 , 1 May 2006

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