Diabetes Process and Outcome Measures in the Department of Veterans Affairs

Diabetes Care

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL.2, 2004, Pages

  Sawin, Clark T ^a   Walder, Debby J ^a   Bross, Dean S ^a   Pogach, Leonard M ^b,c,d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Medical Service (111)   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; RETINA EXAMINATION; SOLDIER; TREATMENT PLANNING;

DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; LIPIDS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROTEINURIA; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 2342513537     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.27.suppl_2.B90     Document Type: Article

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