Monitoring the occurrence of diabetes mellitus and its major complications: the combined use of different administrative databases

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Objective</p> <p>Diabetes mellitus is a growing public health problem, for which efficient and timely surveillance is a key policy. Administrative databases offer relevant opportunities for this purpose. We aim to monitor the incidence of diabetes and...

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Main Authors: Avogaro Angelo, Schievano Elena, Fedeli Ugo, Visentin Cristiana, Brocco Stefano, Andretta Margherita, Avossa Francesco, Spolaore Paolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-02-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
Online Access:http://www.cardiab.com/content/6/1/5