Building a population-based diabetes register: An Italian experience

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 79-87

  Ballotari, Paola ^a   Chiatamone Ranieri, Sofia ^b   Vicentini, Massimo ^a   Caroli, Stefania ^a   Gardini, Andrea ^c   Rodolfi, Rossella ^c   Crucco, Roberto ^c   Greci, Marina ^c   Manicardi, Valeria ^c   Giorgi Rossi, Paolo ^a  

^a PATHOLOGY UNIT   (Italy)

^b Neuroradiology Unit Azienda Ospedaliera ASMN Istituto e Cura a Carattere Scientifico   (Italy)

^c Local Health Authority of Reggio Emilia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic disease management; Diabetes; Population based register; Prevalence; Record linkage

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE REGISTRY; ETHNIC GROUP; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; ITALIAN; LABORATORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DIABETES; POPULATION-BASED REGISTER; PREVALENCE; RECORD LINKAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893637892     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: 18728227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2013.11.020     Document Type: Article

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