A Markov chain model to assess the efficacy of screening for non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM).
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- 1 April 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in International Journal of Epidemiology
- Vol. 28 (2) , 233-240
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/28.2.233
Abstract
The high prevalence and severe consequences of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) in Taiwan calls for urgent measures to detect this disease in the asymptomatic phase. However, the efficacy of early detection of NIDDM is highly dependent on its natural history from the disease-free state, through the asymptomatic to the symptomatic phase and death from NIDDM or other causes.Keywords
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