Diabetes Public Health: From Data to Policy

by K.M. Venkat Narayan

Diabetes affects over 200 million people worldwide; its chronic nature and long-term economic burden make it one of the prototypical public health problems of our time. Numerous research programs have developed over the last decade to improve the understanding of the causes, prevention and treatment of diabetes and its complications, but effective delivery of preventive strategies remains challenging at best. Efficient synthesis of the data and information...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195317068
• ISBN13: 9780195317060
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: OUP Us
• Length: 826 Pages
• Weight: 3.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 7.0" x 10.0"