A Multidisciplinary Approach in a Community Pharmacy Can Improve Outcomes for Diabetes Patients

The Diabetes Educator

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 962-968

  West, Donna ^a   Blevins, Mary Alice ^b   Brech, Detri ^b   Stotts, Fran ^b   Gardner, Stephanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b AllCare Pharmacy   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ARKANSAS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; COST SAVINGS; CURRICULUM; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SELF CARE;

EID: 1542616816     PISSN: 01457217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014572170302900606     Document Type: Article

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