Quality of GPs' referral letters to diabetes secondary care

Practical Diabetes International

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 165-169

  Syed, Akheel A ^a   Large, David M ^a  

^a CUMBERLAND INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Evaluation studies; Family practice; Medical audit; Quality of health care; Referral and consultation

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC MICROANGIOPATHY; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FAMILY HISTORY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMOGLOBIN ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL AUDIT; MICROALBUMINURIA; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PODIATRY; QUALITY CONTROL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RETINA EXAMINATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; WRITING;

EID: 0037804748     PISSN: 13578170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pdi.488     Document Type: Article

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