A survey of hospital outpatient services for chronic diseases in Gauteng

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 57-61

  Kalk, W J ^a   Veriawa, Y ^a   Osler, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSULTATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPILEPSY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SELF CARE; TIME;

ASTHMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DATA COLLECTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0033973452     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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