Screening for Type 2 diabetes: Is it worthwhile? Views of general practitioners and practice nurses

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 155-158

  Whitford, D L ^c   Lamont, S S ^a   Crosland, A ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitude to health; Family practice; Mass screening; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; PERCEPTION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ENGLAND; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 0037331273     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-5491.2003.00892.x     Document Type: Article

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