Diagnosing diabetes and preventing rehospitalizations: The urban diabetes study

Medical Care

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 292-296

  Robbins, Jessica M ^a   Webb, David A ^a  

^a PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Administrative data; Diabetes; Diagnosis; Readmissions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PHILADELPHIA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33645216729     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000199639.20342.87     Document Type: Article

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