The Evidence Base for Diabetes Care

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Rhys Williams, W. Herman, A.-L. Kinmonth, N. J. Wareham
John Wiley & Sons, 2003 M07 11 - 796 pages
This volume outlines what is meant by terms such as 'evidence based practice', 'systematic review', 'efficacy', 'effectiveness'. It summarises, in a systematic fashion, the current evidence on diabetes prevention and care to enable the reader to improve their professional practice.

Furthermore, it promotes a critical attitude to the assessment of evidence and engenders enthusiasm for 'lifelong learning'. It also advises clinicians on what to do when there is little available evidence. Chapters consider the evidence base for the definition and classification of diabetes, as well as prevention, identification, treatment, education in IDDM and NIDDM.

The final chapters look at the practical implications of translating this evidence into practice in different environments with different health care systems and different economic levels.

  • This is the first book to present an evidence-based approach to diabetes
  • Examines the evidence base for the definition and classification of diabetes, as well as prevention, iden tification, treatment, and education in IDDM and NIDDM
  • Looks at the practical implications of translating this evidence into practice in different environments
  • The editors are leaders in the move towards evidence-based diabetes care

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Contents

1 The Evidence Base for Diabetes Care
1
PART I EVIDENCEBASED DEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATION
11
PART II PREVENTION OF DIABETES
43
PART III EARLY DETECTION SCREENING AND CASE FINDING IN TYPE 2 DIABETES
189
PART IV GESTATIONAL DIABETES
243
PART V GLYCAEMIC CONTROL
289
PART VI PREVENTION OF COMPLICATIONS
353
PART VII TREATMENT OF ESTABLISHED COMPLICATIONS
499
PART VIII DELIVERY OF CARE
679
PART IX CONTINUING EDUCATION
727
Index
753
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Page 312 - The Diabetes Control and Complications Trial Research Group: The effect of intensive treatment of diabetes on the development and progression of long-term complications in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
Page 162 - Pan XR, Li GW, Hu YH, et al: Effects of diet and exercise in preventing NIDDM in people with impaired glucose tolerance. The Da Qing IGT and Diabetes Study.
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Page 441 - Frick MH, Elo O, Haapa K, et al. Helsinki Heart Study: Primary prevention trial with gemfibrozil in middle-aged men with dyslipidemia: safety of treatment, changes in risk factors, and incidence of coronary heart disease.
Page 185 - Report of the Expert Committee on the Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes Mellitus.
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Page 441 - Randomised trial of cholesterol lowering in 4444 patients with coronary heart disease: The Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study (4S).

About the author (2003)

Rhys Williams is the editor of The Evidence Base for Diabetes Care, published by Wiley.

W. Herman is the editor of The Evidence Base for Diabetes Care, published by Wiley.

A.-L. Kinmonth is the editor of The Evidence Base for Diabetes Care, published by Wiley.

N. J. Wareham is the editor of The Evidence Base for Diabetes Care, published by Wiley.

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