Effects of quality improvement strategies for type 2 diabetes on glycemic control: A meta-regression analysis

JAMA

Volumn 296, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 427-440

  Shojania, Kaveh G ^a,g   Ranji, Sumant R ^c   McDonald, Kathryn M ^e   Grimshaw, Jeremy M ^a,b   Sundaram, Vandana ^f   Rushakoff, Robert J ^c,d   Owens, Douglas K ^e,f  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA BASE; FOLLOW UP; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; META ANALYSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NURSE; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 33746433601     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.296.4.427     Document Type: Article

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