Obesity interventions delivered in primary care for patients with diabetes a review of clinical effectiveness
A Statistics Canada report indicates that reported cases of diabetes among Canadians aged 12 years or older increased from 5.8% in 2007 to 6.5% in 2012; and in 2012, 14.7% of obese Canadians 18 years or older had diabetes compared with 5.1% of those who were not obese. In view of the potential healt...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Ottawa (ON)
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
2014, 2014
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| Series: | Rapid response report: summary with critical appraisal
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| Collection: | National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | A Statistics Canada report indicates that reported cases of diabetes among Canadians aged 12 years or older increased from 5.8% in 2007 to 6.5% in 2012; and in 2012, 14.7% of obese Canadians 18 years or older had diabetes compared with 5.1% of those who were not obese. In view of the potential health and wellness benefit of weight loss to obese diabetic patients, this report aims to provide current evidence on the clinical effectiveness of various obesity management interventions that could be used in primary care settings to halt or slow the progression of type 2 diabetes |
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| Item Description: | Title from PDF caption. - "25 June 2014." |
| Physical Description: | 1 PDF file (24 pages) illustrations |