Diabetes care in an Australian population: Frequency of screening examinations for eye and foot complications of diabetes

Diabetes Care

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 688-693

  Tapp, Robyn J ^a,b   Zimmet, Paul Z ^a   Harper, C Alex ^c   De Courten, Maximilian P ^a   Balkau, Beverley ^d   McCarty, Daniel J ^c,e   Taylor, Hugh R ^c   Welborn, Timothy A ^f   Shaw, Jonathan E ^a  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d INSERM   (France)

^e MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; INSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INFANT; INSULIN; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 1442324405     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.27.3.688     Document Type: Article

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