Report of the 1994 BPA/BDA survey of services for children with diabetes: Changing patterns of care

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 693-697

  Haines, L C ^a   Swift, P G F ^b  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Diabetes care; Recommendations; Services; UK

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSULTATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PEDIATRICIAN; PEDIATRICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; DIABETES MELLITUS; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030794227     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9136(199708)14:8<693::AID-DIA412>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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