The Impact of Verbal Communication on Physician Prescribing Patterns in Hospitalized Patients With Diabetes

The Diabetes Educator

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 827-836

  Martin, Kay ^a   Carter, Loletta ^a   Ballunas, Donna ^a   Sotoudeh, Faranak ^b   Moore, Debbie ^b   Westerflield, Joanne ^b  

^a Prince Georges Hospital Center   (United States)

^b American Healthways   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; INSULIN;

CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MEDICAL RECORD; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL STAFF; METABOLISM; NURSE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WRITING;

COMMUNICATION; CONCURRENT REVIEW; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG UTILIZATION; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MARYLAND; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WRITING;

EID: 0642316919     PISSN: 01457217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014572170302900512     Document Type: Article

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