| Type | Working Paper - Department of Global Health, College of Public Health, University of South Florida |
| Title | Mapping Diabetes Mellitus in Saint Lucia: The Use of GIS for Effective Design and Delivery of Translational Health Services |
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| Publication (Day/Month/Year) | 2011 |
| URL | http://health.usf.edu/nocms/publichealth/gis/posters/poster8.pdf |
| Abstract | Over 350 million people worldwide are living with diabetes mellitus— majority of these people live in developing countries1 . • Diabetes mellitus is a major public health challenge in the Caribbean— especially English-speaking Caribbean nations—where reported prevalence rates are higher than developed countries and is one of the leading causes of death2,3 . • Despite the high disease burden and frequent complications of diabetes mellitus, there is limited data and resources that can be used to allocate crucial health services for diabetes mellitus |
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