Practice patterns of rural family physicians based on the American Diabetes Association standards of care

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 175-182

  Zoorob, Roger J ^a,b   Mainous III, Arch G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; RURAL HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029880820     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01557997     Document Type: Article

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