Title: Prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases : guidelines for primary health care in low resource settings.
Authors: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization,
Year: 2012
Subjects: World Health Organization; World Health Organization.; World Health Organization.; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive prevention & control; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 prevention & control; Delivery of Health Care; Asthma prevention & control; Primary Health Care; Chronic Disease prevention & control; Type 2 diabetes Diagnosis.; Type 2 diabetes Treatment.; Diabetes Diagnosis; Asthma Diagnosis; Asthma Treatment; Lungs Diseases, Obstructive Diagnosis.; Lungs Diseases, Obstructive Treatment.; Primary health care Developing countries.; Public health Developing countries; Diabetes Treatment; Chronic Disease prevention & control Practice Guideline.; Primary Health Care Practice Guideline.; Asthma prevention & control Practice Guideline.; Delivery of Health Care Practice Guideline.; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 prevention & control Practice Guideline.; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive prevention & control Practice Guideline.
Abstract: "These guidelines provide recommendations on the diagnosis and management of type 2 diabetes and the management of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary health care in low-resource settings."--Publisher description.
Contents: I. Diagnosis and management of type 2 diabetes in primary health care in low-resource settings -- Abbreviations -- 1. Executive Summary -- Recommendations -- 2. Background -- 3. Objectives and target audience -- 4. Funding and declaration of interest -- 5. Methodology and process -- Scope of the guideline -- Identification and generation of evidence -- Formulation of recommendations -- Risks and benefits -- Strength of recommendations -- Peer review -- 6. Adaptation and implementation -- 7. Update -- 8. Format and dissemination -- 9. Impact and quality of guideline -- 10. Recommendations and evidence -- A. Diagnosing diabetes -- B. Glycaemic control -- Advice on diet and physical activity -- Metfornin -- Metformin vs diet only -- Metformin vs placebo -- Sulfonylureas -- C. Reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetic nephropathy -- Nephropathy -- Statins -- Antihypertensive treatment.