Use of Electronic Health Records and Geographic Information Systems in Public Health Surveillance of Type 2 Diabetes: A Feasibility Study

BackgroundData routinely collected in electronic health records (EHRs) offer a unique opportunity to monitor chronic health conditions in real-time.Geographic information systems (GIS) may be an important complement in the analysis of those data.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to explore the feasibility of using primary care EHRs and GIS for pop

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Estimation of passenger car CO2 emissions with urban population density scenarios for low carbon transportation in Japan

The aim of this study is Coat to quantify the potential reduction of CO2 emissions by passenger vehicles over the long term through the introduction of compact cities.We determined the correlation between population distribution and passenger car CO2 emissions from 1980 to 2005 and simulated passenger car CO2 emissions in 2030 under both compact an

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Defining, identifying and addressing problematic polypharmacy within multimorbidity in primary care: a scoping review

Introduction Polypharmacy and multimorbidity pose escalating challenges.Despite numerous attempts, interventions have yet to show consistent improvements in health outcomes.A key factor may be varied approaches to targeting patients for intervention.Objectives To explore how patients are targeted for intervention by examining the literature with re

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