Routine diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes mellitus in general practice and hospitals: How do patients differ?

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 336-339

  Drivsholm, Thomas ^a,b   De F Olivarius, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cross sectional studies; Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Family practice; Non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE FINDING; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DENMARK; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; URINALYSIS; VASCULAR DISEASE;

AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLESTEROL; DENMARK; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 14644406220     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2005.01427.x     Document Type: Article

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