Open AccessEvaluation and Use of Registry Data in a GIS Analysis of Diabetes
Author(s) -
Kameel Mungrue,
Sankar Steven,
Kamalodeen Aleem,
Lalchansingh Dayna,
Ramnarace Demeytri,
Samodee Shanala,
Sookhan Craig,
Sookar Navin,
Sooknanan Kristal,
St.George Leah,
Suruj Deonath
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
aims public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2327-8994
DOI - 10.3934/publichealth.2015.3.318
Subject(s) - epidemiology , medicine , diabetes mellitus , medical record , environmental health , population , disease registry , geography , disease , pathology , surgery , endocrinology
to evaluate registry data routinely collected by the Chronic Disease Electronic Management System (CDEMS) in the monitoring of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in the Eastern half of the island and use the data to describe the spatial epidemiological patterns of T2DM.