Managing diabetes in primary care in the Caribbean
Publisher: PAHO ; April 2006Description: x, 86 p; illSubject(s): CARIBBEAN | PRIMARY HEALTH CARE | DIABETES | HEALTH | DISEASES | WHO | PAHO | CHRONIC DISEASES | HEALTH EDUCATIONSummary: Seeks to provide a pragmatic approach to the diagnosis as well as the management of diabetes mellitus at the primary care level. Focuses on type 2 diabetes which affects over 95 percent of persons with diabetes in the Caribbean and the importance on non-drug or lifestyle management. Aims to provide management guidelines based on current knowledge and best practice with the expectation that these guidelines will be systematically applied and thus lead to improved care and outcomes in persons with diabetes in the Caribbean.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Grey Literature | National Documentation Centre Caribbean Collection | 01728-XI (Browse shelf) | Available | 6176 |
Seeks to provide a pragmatic approach to the diagnosis as well as the management of diabetes mellitus at the primary care level. Focuses on type 2 diabetes which affects over 95 percent of persons with diabetes in the Caribbean and the importance on non-drug or lifestyle management. Aims to provide management guidelines based on current knowledge and best practice with the expectation that these guidelines will be systematically applied and thus lead to improved care and outcomes in persons with diabetes in the Caribbean.
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