Outcomes of diabetes care: A population-based study

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 301-307

  Färnkvist, Lisbeth M ^a   Lundman, Berit M ^b  

^a Research and Development Unit   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Complications; Diabetes mellitus; Metabolic control; Population based study; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE INHIBITOR; BIGUANIDE DERIVATIVE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; SULFONYLUREA DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHY; DIABETIC MICROANGIOPATHY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INTENSIVE CARE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIMB AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROALBUMINURIA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SWEDEN;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SWEDEN;

EID: 0043025377     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzg047     Document Type: Article

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