Variations in Diabetes Care and the Influence of Office Systems

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 12-18

  Ellerbeck, Edward F ^a,b,c   Engelman, Kimberly K ^a,b   Williams, N Jeannie ^a   Nazir, Niaman ^a   Markello, Samuel J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Kansas Foundation for Medical Care   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; LIPID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EQUIPMENT; EYE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LIPID ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICARE; PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PERFORMANCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0742304606     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106286060401900103     Document Type: Article

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