Diagnosis of type 2 diabetes in primary care

British Journal of Diabetes and Vascular Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 342-344

  Evans, Philip H ^a   Luthra, Manjo ^a   Powell, Roy ^b   Sweeney, Kieran G ^b   Pereira Gray, Denis ^a  

^a St Leonard's Research Practice   (United Kingdom)

^b Development Support Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Opportunistic screening; Primary care; Symptoms; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE FINDING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; GLUCOSURIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; POLYDIPSIA; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SCREENING TEST; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0242319799     PISSN: 14746514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14746514030030050501     Document Type: Article

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