Windows of opportunity to improve diabetes care when patients with diabetes are hospitalized for other conditions

Diabetes Care

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1371-1376

  Roman, Sheila H ^a,b   Chassin, Mark R ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SELF CARE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-MONITORING; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 500 AND OVER; HOSPITALS, RELIGIOUS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; JUDAISM; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE;

EID: 0035432059     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.24.8.1371     Document Type: Article

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