Assessing doctors' compliance with guidelines on diabetes management

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 267-286

  Tan, Keng Boon Harold ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Auditing; Diabetes; Doctors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SINGAPORE; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGAPORE;

EID: 33646891084     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860610661482     Document Type: Review

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