Measuring and improving preventive care or patients with diabetes in primary health centers

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 179-184

  Harwell, Todd S ^a   McDowall, Janet M ^a   Gohdes, Dorothy ^a   Helgerson, Steven D ^a,b  

^a MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^b Mountain Pacific Montana   (United States)

Author keywords

Community health center; Cross sectional studies; Diabetes mellitus; Indian North American; Longitudinal studies; Outcome and process assessment; Translation research

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; MONTANA; OFFICE AUTOMATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 0036727949     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106286060201700504     Document Type: Article

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