Metabolic control of diabetes in a diabetes centre

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 419-426

  Lam, W M S ^a   Li, J K Y ^a   Leung, A Y S ^a   Kwan, W K ^a  

^a YAN CHAI HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Hemoglobin A, glycosylated; Hong Kong; Program evaluation

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DISEASE CONTROL; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LONG TERM CARE; METABOLIC REGULATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HONG KONG; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; LIPIDS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036898089     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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