The Andean Latin-American burden of diabetes attributable to high body mass index: A comparative risk assessment
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DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2019.107978
Abstract: Background Body mass index (BMI) has increased in Latin-America, but the implications for the diabetes burden have not been quantified. We estimated the proportion and absolute number of diabetes cases attributable to high BMI in… read more here.
Keywords: diabetes cases; bmi; cases attributable; andean latin ... See more keywords
Identifying diabetes cases from administrative data: a population-based validation study
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DOI: 10.1186/s12913-018-3148-0
Abstract: BackgroundHealth care data allow for the study and surveillance of chronic diseases such as diabetes. The objective of this study was to identify and validate optimal algorithms for diabetes cases within health care administrative databases… read more here.
Keywords: health care; diabetes cases; study; care administrative ... See more keywords