Targeted screening for diabetes in community chiropody clinics

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 229-232

  Gill, G V ^a   Lishman, M ^b   Kaczmarczyk, E ^a   Tesfaye, S ^a  

^a WALTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MERSEY CARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; GLUCOSE URINE LEVEL; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; PODIATRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

EID: 0029915953     PISSN: 00335622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/89.3.229     Document Type: Article

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