Establishing national noncommunicable disease surveillance in a developing country: a model for small island nations

Establishing national noncommunicable disease surveillance in a developing country: a model for small island nations

ABSTRACT Objective To describe the surveillance model used to develop the first national, population-based, multiple noncommunicable disease (NCD) registry in the Caribbean (one of the first of its kind worldwide); registry implementation; lessons learned; and incidence and mortality rates from the...

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Main Authors: Angela M. Rose, Ian R. Hambleton, Selvi M. Jeyaseelan, Christina Howitt, Rhea Harewood, Jacqueline Campbell, Tanya N. Martelly, Tracey Blackman, Kenneth S. George, Trevor A. Hassell, David O. Corbin, Rudolph Delice, Patsy Prussia, Branka Legetic, Anselm J. Hennis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
Health surveillance
cardiovascular diseases
neoplasms
West Indies
Barbados
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