Missed appointments and poor glycemic control: An opportunity to identify high-risk diabetic patients

Medical Care

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 110-115

  Karter, Andrew J ^a   Parker, Melissa M ^a   Moffet, Howard H ^a   Ahmed, Ameena T ^a   Ferrara, Assiamira ^a   Liu, Jennifer Y ^a   Selby, Joe V ^a  

^a DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Appointments and schedules; Glycemic control; HbA 1c; Patient adherence; Self management

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; INSULIN;

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AMBULATORY CARE; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CALIFORNIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 1442303994     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000109023.64650.73     Document Type: Article

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