'Diabetes in the community': A nationwide diabetes improvement programme in primary care in Israel

Quality in Primary Care

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 105-111

  Goldfracht, Margalit ^a,b   Porath, Avi ^c,d   Liebermann, Nicky ^a  

^a CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^d BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Glycemic control; Multifaceted interventions; Primary care; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EYE FUNDUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROALBUMINURIA; NURSE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REGISTER;

EID: 22644438748     PISSN: 14791072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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