Open AccessAdults Are Not Just Enormous Children: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
Author(s) -
Deen Jason F.,
Krieger Eric V.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of the american heart association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494
H-Index - 85
ISSN - 2047-9980
DOI - 10.1161/jaha.116.003960
Subject(s) - medicine , subspecialty , heart disease , pediatrics , population , gerontology , family medicine , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , environmental health
It has often been said that “children are not just tiny adults” to highlight the unique medical needs of children and to set the expectation that physicians who care for children should be trained and educated in pediatric medicine.[1][1] Presumably controversial in the past, this sentiment has