Hospital in-patients with diabetes: Increasing prevalence and management problems

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 107-109

  Wallymahmed, Maureen E ^a   Dawes, S ^a   Clarke, G ^a   Saunders, S ^a   Younis, N ^a   MacFarlane, I A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Hospital in patients; Management; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 13244262714     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2004.01355.x     Document Type: Article

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