Initial impact and cost of a nationwide population screening campaign for diabetes in Brazil: A follow up study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In 2001 Brazilian citizens aged 40 or older were invited to participate in a nationwide population screening program for diabetes. Capillary glucose screening tests and procedures for diagnostic confirmation were offered through the...

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Main Authors: Costa e Forti Adriana, Nucci Luciana B, Polanczyk Carísi, Mengue Sotero S, Duncan Bruce B, Toscano Cristiana M, Fonseca Cláudio D, Schmidt Maria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-09-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/8/189