Diabetes care in rest homes in Christchurch, New Zealand

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1252-1256

  Gill, E A ^a   Corwin, P A ^a   Mangin, D A ^a   Sutherland, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Management; Rest homes

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN TREATMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEW ZEALAND; NURSING HOME PERSONNEL; PREVALENCE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; REVIEW; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750176768     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2006.01976.x     Document Type: Review

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