Bhalla, S and Unnikrishnan, R and Srivastava, R and Tandon, N and Mohan, V and Prabhakaran, D (2016) Innovation in capacity building of primary-care physicians in diabetes management in India: a new slant in medical education. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 4 (3). p. 200. ISSN 22138587
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Abstract
India is home to more than 69 million individuals with diabetes, and this fi gure is expected to rise to 123 million by 2040.1 In view of the low doctor-to-population ratio (1:1800),2 uneven distribution of specialists (most of whom are in urban areas), and the fact that most initial diagnoses of dia betes (about 70%) are made by nonspecialists, one key to eff ectively tackling the challenge of diabetes is to strengthen primary health care
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL/DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2213-8587(15)00514-8 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Diabetes Management |
| Subjects: | Diabetes |
| Divisions: | Department of Diabetology |
| ID Code: | 993 |
| Deposited By: | surendar radha |
| Deposited On: | 27 May 2016 16:16 |
| Last Modified: | 27 May 2016 16:16 |
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