Improving diabetes care in the primary health setting: The Indian Health Service Experience

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 124, Issue 1 II, 1996, Pages 149-152

  Gohdes, Dorothy ^a   Rith Najarian, Steve ^b   Acton, Kelly ^c   Shields, Ray ^d  

^a Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service   (United States)

^b INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE   (United States)

^c Billings Area Diabetes Program   (United States)

^d Portland Area Diabetes Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIABETIC FOOT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0030061440     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-124-1_part_2-199601011-00013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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