Bull World Health Organ. 1987;65(6):897-903.
The importance of diabetes registries and the current status of registries in Asia are described. Such registries are needed in order to understand the etiology and natural history of the disease. Moreover, registries provide important public health information to the community. Guidelines for registry development are presented, and the existing, as well as planned, registries in Asia are reviewed.
本文描述了糖尿病登记系统的重要性以及亚洲登记系统的现状。为了解该疾病的病因和自然史，需要这样的登记系统。此外，登记系统还为社区提供重要的公共卫生信息。文中给出了登记系统开发指南，并对亚洲现有的以及计划中的登记系统进行了综述。
