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Death by Diabetes Higher Among Jews Than Non-jews in Canada

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Diabetes ranks fourth among the diseases causing death among Jews in Montreal, the Canadian Jewish Congress statistical department revealed here. This contrasts with the fact that the disease ranks ninth among killers in the Anglo-Celtic ethnic group and tenth among Canadians of French extraction. The study indicated that there was no difference among ethnic groups on other diseases.

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