Disease-specific medical records improve the recording of processes of care in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus

Public Health

Volumn 120, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 650-653

  Alberti, H ^a   Boudriga, N ^a   Nabli, M ^a  

^a DSSB   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Medical records; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

DIABETES; DISEASE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RECORDING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUNISIA;

AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUNISIA;

AFRICA; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

EID: 33745504339     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2005.05.011     Document Type: Article

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