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The D-ATLAS: a Tool Supporting the Fight Against Diabetes

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, December 14th, 2009

Pinpointing the prevalence and cost of type 2 diabetes and now, the prevalence of obesity (Body Mass Index [BMI] of 30 or greater), is just a mouse click away thanks to a Web-based tool developed by the National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF).

The D-ATLAS (Diabetes Atlas), which maps the prevalence and costs associated with type 2 diabetes, launched a new data set today - prevalence of obesity (BMI of 30 or greater).

The D-ATLAS was created by the collaboration among NMQF, Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Lilly USA, LLC and is a unique online resource that provides on-demand mapping of data sets by ethnicity, age, and gender. The program now provides...

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