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

Conclusions Given the limited absolute health resources available to SIDS, combined surveillance should be considered for building a national NCD evidence base. With prevalence expected to increase further worldwide, Barbados' experiences are offered as a "road map" for other limited-resource countries considering national NCD surveillance. PMID: 27754515 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health - Category: Global & Universal Tags: Rev Panam Salud Publica Source Type: research