Encounters by patients with type 2 diabetes - Complex and demanding: An observational study

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 40-45

  Parchman, Michael L ^a,b   Romero, Raquel L ^a,b   Pugh, Jacqueline A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus, type 2; Primary health care; Quality of health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLYCOSYLATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 32644452083     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.422     Document Type: Article

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