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Pitfalls of Single Measurement Screening for Diabetes and Hypertension in Community-Based Settings

BACKGROUND: Cross-sectional screening programs are used to detect and refer individuals with non-communicable diseases to healthcare services. We evaluated the positive predictive value of cross-sectional measurements for Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and hypertension (HTN) as part of a community-based dis...

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Autores principales: Olivier, Stephen, Murray, Thomas, Matthews, Philippa, Mhlongo, Ngcebo, Gunda, Resign, Baisley, Kathy, Gareta, Dickman, Modise, Tshwaraganang, Smit, Theresa, Herbst, Kobus, Mpofana, Xolile, Ndung’u, Thumbi, Koole, Olivier, Pillay, Deenan, Hanekom, Willem, Wong, Emily, Siedner, Mark J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Ubiquity Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8641532/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34900570
http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/gh.1083