Diabetes management in Canada: Baseline results of the group practice diabetes management study

Canadian Journal of Diabetes

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 131-137

  Harris, Stewart B ^a   Worrall, Graham ^b   Macaulay, Ann ^c   Norton, Peter ^d   Webster Bogaert, Susan ^a   Donner, Allan ^a   Murray, Alison ^d   Stewart, Moira ^a,e  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e Thames Valley Family Practice Research Unit   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chart audit; Clinical practice guidelines; Cluster randomized trial; Family practice

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALBUMIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CANADA; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DIABETIC PATIENT; FEMALE; FOOT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; SCREENING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

EID: 33748765570     PISSN: 14992671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1499-2671(06)02005-3     Document Type: Article

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