A controlled before-after trial of structured diabetes care in primary health centres in a newly developed country

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 281-286

  Reed, Richard L ^a   Revel, Anthony D ^a,b   Carter, Anne O ^a   Saadi, Hussein F ^a   Dunn, Earl V ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b Ministry of Health United Arab Emirates   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Physician practice pattern; Practice guidelines; Primary health care; Therapy; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

CHOLESTEROL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 27244457929     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzi043     Document Type: Article

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