Quality of diabetic care: Collation of data from multi-practice audits in primary care

Hong Kong Practitioner

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 52-58

  Fan, C Y M ^a   Choy, L C ^a   Tsui, K B ^b   Kwok, K H ^c   Ho, K W ^a   Pau, W M ^d  

^a PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b Hong Kong Families Clinic   (Hong Kong)

^c Kowloon Families Clinic   (Hong Kong)

^d St John Hospital   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Audit; Control; Diabetic care

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; GLUCOSE; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; LIPID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET THERAPY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SMOKING HABIT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0037325791     PISSN: 10273948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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