Quality of care for older patients with diabetes mellitus with comorbidity [10]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 553-554

  Boyd, Cynthia M ^a   Leff, Bruce ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

AGED; AGING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LETTER; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FRAIL ELDERLY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33644657019     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.00643_7_1.x     Document Type: Letter

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